''The Closed Road'' is a 1916 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
Maurice Tourneur Maurice may refer to:
People
*Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr
*Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor
*Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...
and starring
House Peters
Robert House Peters Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967) was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions".
Biography
Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters bega ...
,
Barbara Tennant
Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928.
Early life
Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...
and
Lionel Adams.
[Waldman p.50]
Cast
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House Peters
Robert House Peters Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967) was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions".
Biography
Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters bega ...
as Frank Sargeant
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Barbara Tennant
Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928.
Early life
Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...
as Julia Annersley
*
Lionel Adams as Dr. Hugh Annersley
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Leslie Stowe
Leslie Stowe (November 1867 – July 16, 1949) was an American actor. He appeared on stage and screen. He played the evil Herman Wolff character in ''Bolshevism on Trial''. Anthony Slide praised his performance as the film's villain.
Stowe was bo ...
as Dr. Appledan
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George Cowl
George Cowl (1878–1942) was a British film actor active in the United States.Solomon p.300 He also directed four films during the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Dan'' (1914)
* ''The Rack'' (1916)
* '' The Closed Road'' (1916)
* '' The B ...
as Griswold
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.
External links
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1916 films
1916 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
American silent feature films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
World Film Company films
1910s American films
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