''$30,000'' is a 1920 American silent

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...

directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan,

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and

Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ...

.Wlaschin p.218

Synopsis

A struggling attorney is given $30,000 by a young female client who wishes him to use it to purchase a

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which her brother has stolen and she wants to recover before he gets into trouble.

Cast

* J. Warren Kerrigan as John Trask *

as Aline Norton *

as Ferdinand Spargo * Nancy Chase as Christine Lloyd *

Joseph J. Dowling Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor. Early life and career Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (''nee'' Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsy ...

as Annester Norton *

Arthur Millett Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born ...

as 'Shadow' Dan * Frank L. Gereghty as Charley Foster *

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as Sydney Lloyd *

Tom Guise Tom Guise (1857–1930) was an American actor on stage and screen. He appeared in numerous films in the decade spanning 1917 to 1927. He was one of the popular stars in the film adaptation of the controversial book '' Black Oxen''. His performanc ...

as Mat Lloyd * Gertrude Valentine as Mrs. Hutchinson

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. *Wlaschin, Ken. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009.

External links

* 1920s American films 1920 films 1920s mystery films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ernest C. Warde Pathé Exchange films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Silent mystery films {{1920s-US-film-stub