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title: 'Jim the Penman (1915)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edwin Stanton Porter'
released: '1915-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jim-the-penman-1915'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005570/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jim the Penman (1915)

1915 · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Jim the Penman is a 1915 silent film crime drama produced by the Famous Players Film Company and released through Paramount Pictures. It was the first movie based on a well-known stage play, Jim the Penman by Charles Lawrence Young, about a forger in Victorian Britain. The film was directed by Edwin S. Porter and starred stage actor John B. Mason in his debut film, in line with Adolph Zukor's efforts to recruit famous stage actors for films. Mason had played the part on the stage in the 1910 season on Broadway. Co-starring with Mason was the young up-and-coming favorite Harold Lockwood.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edwin Stanton Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-stanton-porter)
- **Producer:** [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor)

## Cast

- [Harold Lockwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-lockwood)
- [John B. Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-b-mason)

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