Public Be Damned

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.

Cast

 * Mary Fuller as Marion Fernley
 * Charles Richman as John Black
 * Chester Barnett as Robert Merritt
 * Joseph W. Smiley as Bill Garvin
 * Russell Bassett as David Higgins
 * Herbert Hoover as himself