''My Lady's Garter'' is a

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1920 American silent

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directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Wyndham Standing, Sylvia Breamer and

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. It was based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Jacques Futrelle, a writer who perished with the sinking of the ''

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'' in 1912.

Plot

As described in a

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, a jeweled garter with an interesting history disappears under mysterious circumstances from the

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. The Hawk, a criminal who has never been apprehended even though he obligingly leaves many clues for the police to follow, is suspected. Helen Hamilton (Breamer), daughter of a wealthy American, loses her jewels after throwing them out of a window at Keats Gaunt (Craig), a poet she imagines she is in love with. A tiff with Gaunt follows and she dives into the sea, being rescued by a strange gentleman in a yacht who gives his name as Bruce Calhoun (Standing). English detectives suspect him of the robbery and watch him closely. He goes to Helen's home and becomes acquainted with her family, but his mysterious actions raise doubts in the minds of all save Helen, who now loves him. Not even to her, however, will he admit his part in the mysterious proceedings that are occurring continuously until, by a master stroke, he catches the criminal, a rival for Helen's affections, and then reveals that he is an American secret service man and worthy of her love.

Cast

* Wyndham Standing as Bruce Calhoun * Sylvia Breamer as Helen Hamilton *

as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk *

Warner Richmond Warner Richmond (born Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spa ...

as Meredith *

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as Dexter *

Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in '' The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock ...

as Brokaw Hamilton *

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as Mrs. Hamilton * Charles Craig as Keats Gaunt

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2008.

References

External links

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Broadway play version of ''My Lady's Garter'', 1915; IBDb.com
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