The Lie (1918 film)
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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
.
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 Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. J. Searle Dawley
J. Searle Dawley
J. Searle Dawley was an American director and screenwriter. He directed 149 films between 1907 and 1926. He was born in Del Norte, Colorado and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
directed and stage star Elsie Ferguson
Elsie Ferguson
Elsie Louise Ferguson was an American stage and film actress.-Early life:Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Benson Ferguson, a successful attorney...
starred in a story based on a 1914 play by Henry Arthur Jones
Henry Arthur Jones
Henry Arthur Jones was an English dramatist.-Biography:Jones was born at Granborough, Buckinghamshire to Silvanus Jones, a farmer. He began to earn his living early, his spare time being given to literary pursuits...
and starring Margaret Illington
Margaret Illington
Margaret Illington ill-ing-ton was a stage actress popular in the first decade of the 20th century. She later made an attempt at silent film acting by making two films with Adolph Zukor's Famous Players-Lasky franchise...
. The film is now 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
- Elsie FergusonElsie FergusonElsie Louise Ferguson was an American stage and film actress.-Early life:Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Benson Ferguson, a successful attorney...
- Elinor Shale - David PowellDavid PowellDavid Powell was a Scottish born stage and later film actor of the silent era. In his twenties Powell appeared in stage companies of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson...
- Gerald Forster - John L. Shine - Sir Robert Shale
- Percy MarmontPercy MarmontPercy Marmont was an English film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1916 and 1968. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film...
- Nol Dibdin - Charles SuttonCharles SuttonCharles Sutton was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in over one hundred films between 1911 and 1923.He died in Englewood, New Jersey.-Selected filmography:*Hulda of Holland...
- Hamp - Bertha Kent - Gibbard
- Maude Turner GordonMaude Turner GordonMaude Turner Gordon .She was born in Franklin, Indiana, USA and died in Los Angeles, California. She was an American actress...
- Lady Beachworth - Betty Howe - Lucy Shale