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title: 'On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Stuart Blackton'
released: '1923-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/on-the-banks-of-the-wabash-1923'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014330/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)

1923 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

On the Banks of the Wabash is a 1923 American silent rural melodrama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced and distributed by his movie company, Vitagraph Studios. The film stars Mary Carr and among the cast are 14-year-old Madge Evans and James W. Morrison. The cameraman was Nicholas Musuraca. The film is very loosely based on Paul Dresser's song / poem "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away". The film focuses on David Hammond (Morrison), who, spurred by invention, leaves his sweetheart Lisbeth (Evans), but returns to find her love unchanged amidst a crisis, ultimately leading to a joyous reunion.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Stuart Blackton](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-stuart-blackton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)

## Cast

- [Mary Carr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-carr)
- [Burr McIntosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/burr-mcintosh)
- [Madge Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/madge-evans)

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