Our Better Selves

Our Better Selves
Ad for the film from a 1919 issue of Motion Picture News
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice K. C. Stewart (asst. director)
Written by	Ouida Bergère
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Production company	Astra Film Corp.
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	July 27, 1919 (1919-07-27)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	USA
Languages	Silent English titles

Our Better Selves is a 1919 silent film war drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward and Lew Cody. It was produced by Astra Film Corp and distributed by Pathé Exchange.^[1]

Plot

Cast

• Fannie Ward - Loyette Merval
• Lew Cody - Willard Standish
• Charles Hill Mailes - Henry Laurens
• Mary Lee Wise

Preservation

With no prints of Our Better Selves located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[2] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[1][3]

References

1. "Our Better Selves". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
2. "American Silent Feature Film Database: Our Better Selves". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
3. "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

External links

• Our Better Selves at IMDb