''The Blue Envelope Mystery'' is a
lost
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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 ...
1916
silent film drama directed by
Wilfrid North
Wilfrid North (16 January 1863 – 3 June 1935), also spelled Wilfred North, was an Anglo-American film director, actor, and writer of the silent film era. He directed 102 films, including short films; acted in 43 films; and wrote the story for ...
and starring
Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934.
Biography
''Photoplay'' magazine's trade ...
. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America. Future star
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's ''A Woman of Paris'', where he played the lead role; Stanley K ...
has one of his earliest appearances in the film.
[''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'', p.114 c.1953 by Daniel Blum. ]
Cast
*
Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934.
Biography
''Photoplay'' magazine's trade ...
- Leslie Brennan
*John Drew Bennett - Ewen Kennedy (*John D. Bennet)
*Bob Hay - Harry Heath
*
Charles Kent - Uncle Bob
*
Josephine Earle
Josephine Earle (February 23, 1892 – April 26, 1960/1961) was an American silent film actress who worked in the United States and the United Kingdom. Born as Josephine MacEwan (sometimes listed as McEwan), she was of Scottish descent.
...
- Miss Lacy
*
Harry Northrup
Harry Northrup (born Henri Stabo Wallace Northrup; 31 July 1875 – 2 July 1936), was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1911 and 1935. He was born in Paris and died in Los Angeles, California.
...
- Fischer
*Florence Radinoff - Mrs. Davis
*
Isabel West
Isabel West, also known as Isabelle West (1858 – July 22, 1942) was an American film actress in the late 1910s and early 1920s. She began her career in 1916 as Mrs. Harris in ''The Blue Envelope Mystery''.
She died in Brentwood, Long Island, N ...
- Mrs. Harris (*Isabelle West)
*
William Shea
William Alfred Shea (June 21, 1907 – October 2, 1991) was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould. He is better known as the founder of the Continental League, which was instrumental in bringing Nation ...
- George
*
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's ''A Woman of Paris'', where he played the lead role; Stanley K ...
- bit part
References
External links
''The Blue Envelope Mystery'' at IMDb.com
1916 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Wilfrid North
Silent American drama films
1916 drama films
Lost American films
1916 lost films
Lost drama films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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