The Lie (1918 film)
| The Lie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Written by |
Henry Arthur Jones(play) Charles Maigne(scenario) |
| Starring | Elsie Ferguson |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
| Distributed by | Artcraft Pictures |
Release dates | April 14, 1918 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Lie is a 1918 silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. J. Searle Dawley directed and stage star Elsie Ferguson starred in a story based on a 1914 play by Henry Arthur Jones and starring Margaret Illington. The film is now lost.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Elsie Ferguson - Elinor Shale
- David Powell - Gerald Forster
- John L. Shine - Sir Robert Shale
- Percy Marmont - Nol Dibdin
- Charles Sutton - Hamp
- Bertha Kent - Gibbard
- Maude Turner Gordon - Lady Beachworth
- Betty Howe - Lucy Shale
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount); a possibility that the unnamed Ferguson clip is from The Lie.
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ↑ The Lie as produced on Broadway at the Harris Theatre, December 24, 1914 to May 1915, 172 performances; IBDb.com
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Lie
External links
- The Lie at IMDb.com
- The Lie; allmovie/ synopsis
- still photo of scene with Elsie Ferguson, Betty Howe and David Powell(Powell erroneously referred to as Norman Kerry)
- lantern slide