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The Mailman is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Emory Johnson and written by Emilie Johnson. The film stars Ralph Lewis and Johnnie Walker. The film was released on December 9, 1923 by FBO.[1][2]

The Mailman (1923 film)
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Directed by	Emory Johnson
Written by	Emilie Johnson Story and Screenplay
Produced by	Pat Powers Emory Johnson
Starring	Ralph Lewis
Cinematography	Ross Fischer
Distributed by	FBO
Release date	December 9, 1923 (1923-12-09)
Running time	7 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent (English intertitles

Plot

This story unfolds as a veteran postman Bob Morley played by Ralph Lewis and his son - Johnnie played by Johnnie Walker are both honored for their years of service. Later, Johnnie receives a promotion to work on a postal service ship, the Enterprise. The ocean-going ship carries registered postal mail. One night while Johnnie is at work on the ship, a robbery occurs at midnight. During the burglary, the robbers kill a postal officer. Bob's son witnesses the foul play. The perpetrators decide to throw Johnnie, the only witness, overboard into the sea.

After Johnnie is tossed overboard, he is recovered by a yacht, which happens to be in the area. In a twist of fate, the vessel is a rum-runner and happens to be involved in the robbery of the Enterprise. Johnnie somehow alerts the Pacific fleet. The entire Pacific fleet pursues the rum-running yacht with ten Dreadnoughts. The warships destroy the 90-foot yacht. Johnnie is saved from the destruction only to face trial for killing a government postal officer during the robbery. His father desperately contacts everyone he knows, pleading to save his son. As the court is about to sentenced Johnnie to hang for the shooting, the real perpetrator confesses, and all ends well.[3]

Cast

Actor	Role
Ralph Lewis	Bob Morley
Johnnie Walker	Johnnie
Martha Sleeper	Betty
Virginia True Boardman	Mrs. Morley
Taylor Graves	Harry
Hardee Kirkland	Captain Franz
David Kirby	Jack Morgan
Josephine Adair	Virginia
Rosemary Cooper	Mrs. Thompson
Richard Morris	Admiral Fleming

Preservation status

A report created by film historian and archivist David Pierce for the Library of Congress claims:

• 75% of original silent-era films have perished.
• 14% of the 10,919 silent films released by major studios exist in their original 35mm or other formats.
• 11% survive in full-length foreign versions or on film formats of lesser image quality.[4][5] Many silent-era films did not survive for reasons as explained on this Wikipedia page.

Emory Johnson directed 13 films, of which 11 were silent, and 2 were Talkies. The Mailman was the fourth film in Emory Johnson's eight-picture contract with FBO. The film's original length is listed at 7 reels. According to the Library of Congress website, this film has a status of - 2 reels are available at the Gosfilmofond of Russia (Moscow)[6]

Copies of this movie are not available on YouTube, movie vendors, or the Internet Archive.

Gallery

References

External links

• synopsis at AllMovie
• The Mailman at IMDb

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