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Playing Dead
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Sidney Drew

Cast: Sidney Drew [James Blagwin], Mrs. Sidney Drew (Lucille McVey) [Jeanne Blagwin], Donald Hall [Proctor Maddox], Harry English [Carlton Adams], Isadore Marcil [Preston], Alice Lake

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated [A Blue Ribbon Feature]. / Scenario by Mrs. Sidney Drew (Lucille McVey), from the short story “Playing Dead” by Richard Harding Davis. Production supervision by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith. Cinematography by Robert A. Stuart. / © 4 September 1915 by The Vitagraph Company of America [LP6296]. Released 20 September 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 November 2025.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 250 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.