On the Banks of the Wabash
Drama
An inventor, David Hammond is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, an unsuccessful artist, deserts his family, secretly intending t...
Director
J. Stuart Blackton
Writers
Elaine S. Carrington, Paul Dresser
Stars
Mary Carr, Burr McIntosh, James Morrison
Release Date
October 22, 1923
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Mary Carr
as Anne Bixler
Burr McIntosh
as 'Cap' Hammond
James Morrison
as David
Lumsden Hare
as Paul Bixler
Mary MacLaren
as Yvonne
Madge Evans
as Lisbeth
George Neville
as Sash Brown
Marcia Harris
as Tilda Spiffen
Edward Roseman
as Westerley Spiffen
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Manhasset Bay, Long Island, New York, USA
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
🏷️ Keywords
rural settingfloodmelodrama
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
The film is very loosely based on Paul Dresser's song/poem "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away".
📖 Synopsis
An inventor, David Hammond is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, an unsuccessful artist, deserts his family, secretly intending t...