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title: 'Public Be Damned (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stanner E.V. Taylor'
released: '1917-01-01'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/public-be-damned-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008471/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Public Be Damned (1917)

1917 · United States


## Synopsis

Public Be Damned is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Mary Fuller, Charles Richman and Chester Barnett. The film's negative portrayal of food hoarding at a time of increased shortages due to the American entry into World War I led to it being publicly endorsed by Herbert Hoover, who shot a prologue to introduce the film. It was followed shortly afterwards by a similarly-themed production The Food Gamblers by Allan Dwan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stanner E.V. Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanner-e-v-taylor)

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