# One More American > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/One_More_American > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/One_More_American.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_More_American > Source revision: 1339527973 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1918 American film One More American Lobby card for the film Directed by William C. deMille Screenplay by Olga Printzlau William C. deMille Produced by Jesse L. Lasky Starring George Beban Marcia Manon Mae Giraci Helen Jerome Eddy Raymond Hatton Jack Holt Cinematography Charles Rosher Production companies Famous Players–Lasky Corporation Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date February 25, 1918 (1918-02-25) Running time 50 minutes Country United States Language Silent (English intertitles) ***One More American*** is a 1918 American [silent](/source/Silent_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [William C. deMille](/source/William_C._deMille) and written by [Olga Printzlau](/source/Olga_Printzlau) and William C. deMille. The film stars [George Beban](/source/George_Beban), [Marcia Manon](/source/Marcia_Manon), [Mae Giraci](/source/Mae_Giraci), [Helen Jerome Eddy](/source/Helen_Jerome_Eddy), [Raymond Hatton](/source/Raymond_Hatton), and [Jack Holt](/source/Jack_Holt_(actor)). The film was released on February 25, 1918, by [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures).[1][2] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[3] which suggests that it is a [lost film](/source/Lost_film). ## Plot As described in a [film magazine](/source/Film_magazine),[4] after five years separation Luigi Riccardo (Beban) learns that his wife Maria (Manon) and daughter Tessa (Giraci) are going to join him in America. Although legally not a citizen, in his heart Luigi regards his adopted country with reverence and his refusal to pay [graft](/source/Graft_(politics)) to Boss Regan (Carpenter) results in his wife and daughter being held at [Ellis Island](/source/Ellis_Island) upon their arrival. Through the assistance of some detectives from the district attorney's office, the Regan scheme is exposed and Luigi's wife and daughter are permitted to enter the country and join him. ## Cast - [George Beban](/source/George_Beban) as Luigi Riccardo - [Marcia Manon](/source/Marcia_Manon) as Maria Riccardo (credited as Camille Ankewich) - [Mae Giraci](/source/Mae_Giraci) as Tessa Riccardo - [Helen Jerome Eddy](/source/Helen_Jerome_Eddy) as Lucia - [Raymond Hatton](/source/Raymond_Hatton) as Bump Rundle - [Jack Holt](/source/Jack_Holt_(actor)) as Sam Potts - [Horace B. Carpenter](/source/Horace_B._Carpenter) as Mike Regan - [Hector Dion](/source/Hector_Dion) as Dr. Ross - May Palmer as Mrs. Ross - [Ernest Joy](/source/Ernest_Joy) as Mr. Fearing - [Pietro Buzzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pietro_Buzzi&action=edit&redlink=1) as Piano Player (credited as Signor Buzzi) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["One More American (1918) - Overview - TCM.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151120220034/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499914/One-More-American/). *Turner Classic Movies*. Archived from [the original](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499914/one-more-american) on November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["One More American"](http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1982). AFI. Retrieved January 7, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Progressive Silent Film List: *One More American*](http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OneMoreAmerican1918.html) at silentera.com 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Reviews: *One More American*"](https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald06exhi). *Exhibitors Herald*. **6** (12): 26. March 16, 1918. ## External links - [*One More American*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009447/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by William C. deMille The Only Son (1914) The Ragamuffin (1916) The Blacklist (1916) The Sowers (1916) The Clown (1916) Common Ground (1916) Anton the Terrible (1916) The Heir to the Hoorah (1916) Hashimura Togo (1917) The Ghost House (1917) The Secret Game (1917) The Widow's Might (1918) One More American (1918) The Honor of His House (1918) Mirandy Smiles (1918) The Mystery Girl (1918) The Tree of Knowledge (1920) Jack Straw (1920) The Prince Chap (1920) Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920) Midsummer Madness (1921) What Every Woman Knows (1921) The Lost Romance (1921) After the Show (1921) Miss Lulu Bett (1921) Bought and Paid For (1922) Nice People (1922) Clarence (1922) The World's Applause (1923) Grumpy (1923) Only 38 (1923) The Marriage Maker (1923) Don't Call It Love (1923) Icebound (1924) The Bedroom Window (1924) The Fast Set (1924) Locked Doors (1925) Men and Women (1925) Lost: A Wife (1925) New Brooms (1925) The Splendid Crime (1926) The Runaway (1926) For Alimony Only (1926) The Little Adventuress (1927) Craig's Wife (1928) Tenth Avenue (1928) The Doctor's Secret (1929) Midnight Life (1929) The Idle Rich (1929) This Mad World (1930) Passion Flower (1930) Two Kinds of Women (1932) His Double Life (1933) This 1910s drama film-related article is a stub. 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