The Man Who Would Not Die (film)

The Man Who Would Not Die
Directed byWilliam Russell
Jack Prescott
Nate Watt (assistant director)
Screenplay byJ. Edward Hungerford
Story byMabel Condon
Produced bySamuel S. Hutchinson
StarringWilliam Russell
Charlotte Burton
Harry Keenan
Leona Hutton
CinematographyJohn W. Brown
Production
company
Distributed byMutual Film
Release date
  • August 31, 1916 (1916-08-31)
Running time
50 minutes (5-reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

The Man Who Would Not Die is a 1916 silent era feature length drama motion picture starring William Russell, Charlotte Burton, Harry Keenan, and Leona Hutton.

Directed by William Russell and Jack Prescott and produced by Samuel S. Hutchinson, the screenplay was adapted by J. Edward Hungerford from a story by Mabel Condon.

This five-reel feature was produced at the American Film Company's Flying "A" Studios in Santa Barbara. It was released on August 31, 1916, and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation.

Ocean scenes for The Man Who Would Not Die were filmed in May at Long Beach, where Russell and his company of Flying "A" players stayed for a week during the production.