Shell 43

Shell 43
Shell 43
Directed by	Reginald Barker
Screenplay by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Story by	Edward Sloman
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	H.B. Warner; Enid Markey; John Gilbert
Production; company	Kay-Bee Pictures
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation
Release date	August 13, 1916 (United States);
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film; English intertitles

Shell 43 is a 1916 American silent war film written by C. Gardner Sullivan, from a story by Edward Sloman, and starring H.B. Warner, Enid Markey, and John Gilbert.

Plot

An English spy works behind German lines during World War I. He saves the life of a German officer and is killed in a German trench by an Allied shell.

Preservation

With no prints of Shell 43 located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.

References

↑ Golden, Eve (April 12, 2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.
↑ "European War Furnishes theme for Photoplay on Local Screen: New Scenario by C. Gardner Sullivan Features H. B. Warner as Star". Spokane Chronicle. August 26, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ ""Shell 43" and "Gloria" Today". The Bulletin (Pomona, California). December 1, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Shell 43 at silentera.com
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Shell Forty-Three". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2026.

External links

Shell 43 at IMDb

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[1] Golden, Eve (April 12, 2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.

[2] "European War Furnishes theme for Photoplay on Local Screen: New Scenario by C. Gardner Sullivan Features H. B. Warner as Star". Spokane Chronicle. August 26, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] ""Shell 43" and "Gloria" Today". The Bulletin (Pomona, California). December 1, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Shell 43 at silentera.com

[5] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Shell Forty-Three". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2026.