The Lunatic at Large (1927 film)
The Lunatic at Large is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Leon Errol, Dorothy Mackaill and Warren Cook (his final role). Written by Ralph Spence, it is based on the 1899 novel The Lunatic at Large and its sequels The Lunatic at Large Again (1922), The Lunatic Still at Large (1923), and The Lunatic In Charge (1926) by British writer J. Storer Clouston, which had previously inspired a 1921 film of the same title. The film shifted the setting from the original's London to New York. The film was released on January 2, 1927, by First National Pictures. Cast Leon Errol as Sam Smith Dorothy Mackaill as Beatrix Staynes Jack Raymond as Mandell Essington Warren Cook as Dr. Wilkins Kenneth MacKenna as William Carroll / Henry Carroll Tom Blake as Maxwell Charles Slattery as Lunt Teresa Maxwell-Conover as Aunt Teddy References Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films First National Pictures films Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels Films set