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The Leading Man
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Mack Sennett
Cast: Dell Henderson [Hector La Grand], Fred Mace [the landlord], Kate Bruce [the landlady], Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon) [the ringmaster], Claire McDowell [a boarder], Charles Avery [a boarder], Frank Evans [a boarder], Grace Henderson [a boarder], Marguerite Marsh [a boarder], Kate Toncray [a boarder], Alice Davenport
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon). / Released 2 May 1912; in a split-reel with The Fickle Spaniard (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Out of work, he arrives at the boarding-house and poses as a great actor. He is a great “hit” until the time comes to pay up, and then, having no money, he is a “frost.” However, through a clever scheme, he manages to bluff it out, until his regular position is open to him. And such a job! The folks of the boarding-house receive an awful shock when, later, they see him in his true colors.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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