''Room and Board'' is a

lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

1921 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Alan Crosland Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927). Early life and career Born in New York Ci ...

and written by Donnah Darrell and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Constance Binney, Thomas Carrigan, Malcolm Bradley,

Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...

Jed Prouty Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ...

, and Blanche Craig. The film was released on August 17, 1921, by

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. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a

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Cast

* Constance Binney as Lady Noreen *

Thomas Carrigan Thomas Carrigan (April 13, 1886 in Lapeer - October 2, 1941) was an actor who starred in silent films in the U.S. He appeared in early Selig films and played dime store novel detective character Nick Carter (literary character), Nick Carter i ...

as Terrence O'Brienn *Malcolm Bradley as Ephraim Roach *

as Desmond Roach *

as Robert Osborne *

Blanche Craig Blanche Craig (January 6, 1866 – September 23, 1940) was an American actress. Biography Blanche Craig was born on January 6, 1866, in Cutler, Maine. She appeared in films such as '' The City of Illusion'' (1916), '' The Accidental Honeymoon' ...

as Mary *Ben Hendricks Jr. as Ryan *Ellen Cassidy as Leila *Arthur Barry as The Earl of Kildoran

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* * 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Alan Crosland American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub