The Recoil (1917 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Recoil

| image = The Recoil - scene - newspaper 1917.jpg

| caption = Scene from the film

| director = George Fitzmaurice

| producer = Astra Film Co.

| writer = Anthony Paul Kelly

| starring = William Courtenay

| music =

| cinematography = Arthur C. Miller

| editing =

| distributor = Pathé Exchange

| released = {{film date|1917|5|13}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = USA

| language = Silent ..English titles

}}

The Recoil is a 1917 silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It was released through the Pathé Exchange company. It was filmed on the East Coast at Jersey City, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/Recoil1917.html|title=Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List|website=Silentera.com|accessdate=29 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=15782|title=Detail view of Movies Page|website=Afi.com|accessdate=29 September 2017}}

An incomplete print survives in the Library of Congress collection. Reel 1 is missing.{{cite web|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2527/default.html|title=Recoil|date=29 September 2017|website=lcweb2.loc.gov|accessdate=29 September 2017}} Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.