''The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde'' (released in 1920 as ''The Valley of Night'') is a 1915 American

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

silent

black and white film Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. ...

directed by

Will S. Davis William Senderling Davis (November 22, 1880 – November 19, 1920) was an American film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He was the son of David Jackson Davis and Elizabeth Ann Tees. He directed 36 films between 1913 and 1920. H ...

. It is based on the play of the same name by

Victor Mapes Victor Mapes (10 March 1870 – 27 September 1943) was an American playwright, stage manager and director. Life Victor Mapes was born in New York City on 10 March 1870. He belonged to an old New York Family. He attended Columbia University, where ...

and Louis Forest. The film is lost. This film, '' The Case of Becky'' (1915) and ''The Brand of Satan'' (1917) established a basic framework of representation which is still often utilized (the

split personality Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The di ...

Cast

* Lionel Barrymore as Judge Randolph Legarde *

Edna Pendleton Edna Pendleton (born 1887) was an American film actress. She played Aronnax's Daughter in ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1916), starring Allen Holubar and Dan Hanlon. Filmography * ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagu ...

as Amelia Garside * William H. Tooker as Inspector Barton *

Roy Applegate Roy Applegate (7 December 1878 – 9 February 1950) was an American actor Background He played Judge Gates in ''The Child of Destiny'' (1916), Opera House Manager in ''The Musician's Daughter'' (1911), Arthur Jepson in '' All for a Girl'' (1915) ...

as Big Charles * T.W.M. Draper * August Balfour *

Charles E. Graham Charles E. Graham (1865–1948) was an American film actor of the silent era.Wlaschin p.87 Selected filmography * ''Arizona (1913 film), Arizona'' (1913) * ''The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot'' (1914) * ''A Modern Magdalen'' (1915) * ''The Curio ...

* Arthur Morrison * Ed Roseman * Thomas O'Keefe * Betty Young

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde American films based on plays Films based on works by American writers Silent American drama films 1915 drama films 1915 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Will S. Davis 1910s American films