Everybody's Business
Cast & Crew
J. Searle Dawley
Charles Richman
Alice Calhoun
J. Searle Dawley
Elmer J. Mcgovern
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Synopsis
Mildred Arden, the editor of the Daily Record , becomes friendly with two returning soldiers, Tom Oakes and his blind friend David. David quickly becomes skilled as a compositor, but Tom has more trouble adjusting to civilian life. Eventually, however, Tom makes the acquaintance of Armstrong, an extremely patriotic manufacturer with a lucrative government contract. Armstrong is the target of a foreign power that attempts to undermine his company by sending a phony labor delegate into the ranks of his workers, but the delegate is exposed. Meanwhile, David, unaware that Mildred loves Tom, has fallen in love with her. The Bolshevist group targeting Armstrong, led by Craig, plants a fake story in the Daily Record , insinuating that Armstrong is not loyal to the government or his workers. Craig is hoping to steal the government contract away from Armstrong, but his plans go awry when Mildred learns the truth and threatens to publish an exposé of Craig. In the gang's efforts to stop the publication, David is killed, and he dies not knowing that Mildred does not love him. Soon after, the culprits are arrested and Mildred and Tom look forward to a happy life together.
Director
J. Searle Dawley
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This film was previewed at the offices of W. H. Productions Co. in July 1919, but no evidence has been located indicating that it was exhibited publicly in the U.S. prior to December 1919. The film's purpose was to combat Bolshevism and promote Americanism. It claimed to show how and why America won the respect of all the world, the danger posed by Bolshevism, and the need to "run the Reds out," as one news item put it. The film was recommended by the National Security League, Inc., and an American Legion chapter in Detroit acquired the distribution rights in Michigan.
According to an official of the W. H. Productions Co., all the governors in the United States, all the mayors of the principal cities, and every senator and representative in Congress heartily endorsed the film. H. C. Witwer wrote a novelization of the film's story that was to appear in Sunday supplements to newspapers throughout the country. Louis Weslyn was hired to write a song to tie-in with the film's release. The picture was released in the U.K. in January 1921 under the title And He Never Knew.
