Sidney Rankin Drew

Born in 1891, Drew was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew and first cousin of the actors John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Ethel Barrymore.[1] He appeared in 36 films between 1913 and 1917, and directed 14 films between 1915 and 1917.

After a successful career with Vitagraph, Drew moved to Metro Pictures in 1916, becoming the fifth of the Barrymore/Drew to work at the studio. His first, and last, film at Metro was The Belle of the Season, which was shot in 1916, but released posthumously in 1918.[2][3]

Drew was killed in action when his plane was shot down over France during World War I.[4] He has a monument in Central Park.[5]

• The Still Voice (1913)*short
• His Tired Uncle (1913)*short
• An Infernal Tangle (1913)*short
• The Snare of Fate (1913)*short
• An Unwritten Chapter (1913)*short
• The Glove (1913)*short
• My Lady of Idleness (1913)*short
• The Penalties of Reputation (1913)*short
• A Game of Cards (1913)*short
• Timing Cupid (1914)*short
• Hearts of Women (1914)*short
• Marrying Sue (1914)*short
• In the Old Attic (1914)*short
• The Drudge (1914)*short
• The Idler (1914)*short
• Never Again (1914)*short
• Mr. Barnes of New York (1914, actor)
• The Tattoo Mark (1914)*short
• Maria's Sacrifice (1914)*short
• The Royal Wild West (1914)*short
• In the Latin Quarter (1915, actor)*short
• O'Garry of the Royal Mounted (1915)*short
• The Island of Regeneration (1915)*feature
• The Quality of Mercy (1915)*short
• A Madcap Adventure (1915)*short
• Janet of the Chorus (1915)*short
• Elsa's Brother (1915)*short
• The Lesson of the Narrow Street (1915)*short
• The Reward (1915)*short
• The Third Party (1915)*short
• Who Killed Joe Merrion? (1915)*feature
• Thou Art the Man (1915)*feature
• The Hunted Woman (1916)*feature
• The Suspect (1916, director and actor)*feature
• The Musical Barber (1916)*short
• The Girl Philippa (1917, director and actor)*feature
• Who's Your Neighbor? (1917, director)*feature
• The Belle of the Season (released 1919 although shot in 1917, director, scenario, and actor)*feature

• What's Ours? (1915)*short
• Love's Way (1915)*short
• The Lesson of the Narrow Street (1915)*short
• The Reward (1915)*short
• Thou Art the Man (1915)*feature
• Kennedy Square (1916)*feature
• The Hunted Woman (1916)*feature
• The Vital Question (1916)*feature
• The Suspect (1916)*feature
• The Daring of Diana (1916)*feature
• A Vampire Out of Work (1916)*feature
• The Girl Philippa (1916)*feature
• The Belle of the Season (1917)*feature (not released until 1919)
• Who's Your Neighbor? (1917)*feature

• Barrymore family

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sidney Rankin Drew.

• Biography, Photoplay, April 1917
• S. Rankin Drew at IMDb
• Life and Letters of Sidney Rankin Drew (1921), edited by Mrs. Sidney Drew, at the Internet Archive