Sham (1921 film)
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Sham is a 1921 silent film romantic drama produced by the Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
. It is based on a 1909 Broadway play written by Elmer Harris
and Geraldine Bonner
which starred actress Henrietta Crosman
. This silent film version was directed by Thomas Heffron and starred Ethel Clayton
in the Crosman role with Theodore Roberts
, Clyde Fillmore and Sylvia Ashton
. This silent film appears to be lost
.
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. It is based on a 1909 Broadway play written by Elmer Harris
Elmer Harris
Elmer Harris may refer to:* Elmer Beseler Harris, Alabama businessman and politician* Elmer Frank Harris, Newfoundland broadcasting personality and philanthropist* Elmer Blaney Harris, American playwright and author...
and Geraldine Bonner
Geraldine Bonner
Geraldine Bonner was an American author, born on Staten Island, New York. As a child, she moved to Colorado where she lived in mining camps. After moving to San Francisco, California, she worked at a newspaper, the Argonaut, in 1887, and subsequently...
which starred actress Henrietta Crosman
Henrietta Crosman
Henrietta Crosman was an American stage and film actress. She was born in Wheeling West Virginia to George Crosman, a Civil War Major and Mary B. Wick, who was a niece of Stephen Foster.-Theatrical career:...
. This silent film version was directed by Thomas Heffron and starred Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton was an American actress of the silent film era.-Career:Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscient of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana...
in the Crosman role with Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts the actor is not to be confused with author Theodore Goodridge Roberts, 1877–1953, who wrote "The Harbor Master". Please see discussion page....
, Clyde Fillmore and Sylvia Ashton
Sylvia Ashton
Sylvia Ashton was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 134 films between 1912 and 1929. She was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California...
. This silent film appears to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Ethel ClaytonEthel ClaytonEthel Clayton was an American actress of the silent film era.-Career:Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscient of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana...
- Katherine Van Riper - Clyde Fillmore - Tom Jaffrey
- Theodore RobertsTheodore RobertsTheodore Roberts the actor is not to be confused with author Theodore Goodridge Roberts, 1877–1953, who wrote "The Harbor Master". Please see discussion page....
- Jeriamiah Buck - Sylvia AshtonSylvia AshtonSylvia Ashton was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 134 films between 1912 and 1929. She was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California...
- Aunt Bella - Walter HiersWalter HiersWalter Hiers Walter Hiers Walter Hiers (18 July 1893 Cordele, Georgia, USA - 27 February 1933 Los Angeles, California, USA was an American silent film actor who died from pneumonia aged 39. In his twenty year career spanning from 1912 to 1932 he starred in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific...
- Montee Buck - Helen DunbarHelen DunbarHelen Dunbar was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress.-Career:Born Katheryn Burke Lackey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Company, when it began its career on the New York stage...
- Aunt Louisa - Arthur Edmund CareweArthur Edmund CareweArthur Edmund Carewe , was an Armenian-American actor in the silent and early sound film era.-Early life:Born Hovsep Hovsepian in Trabzon , Ottoman Empire, Carewe was from a prosperous family in his native country...
- Bolton - Tom RickettsTom RickettsThomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures....
- Uncle James - Blanche Gray - Clementine Vickers
- Eunice Burnham - Maud Buck
- Carrie Clark WardCarrie Clark WardCarrie Clark Ward was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 62 films between 1911 and 1925.She was born in Virginia City, Nevada and died in Hollywood, California. She was married to J...
- Rosie