''The Dishonored Medal'' is a 1914 silent American

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, directed by

Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) started his career on stage as an actor and director. He a ...

. It stars

Miriam Cooper Miriam Cooper (born Marian Cooper; November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including ''The Birth of a Nation'' and ''Intolerance'' for D. W. Griffith and ''The Honor System'' a ...

George Gebhard George Gebhardt (September 21, 1879 – May 2, 1919) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1908 and 1922. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and died in Edendale, Los Angeles from tuberculosis. Selecte ...

, and

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He w ...

, and was released on May 3, 1914.

Cast list

as Zora *

as Lieutenant Dubois *

as Adopted Son * Frank Bennett as Bel Kahn, son of Achmed *

Mabel Van Buren Mabel Van Buren (born Mabel Brown Southard; July 17, 1878 – November 4, 1947) was an American stage and screen actress. Biography As a theatrical performer she played the leading lady in both ''The Virginian'' and ''The Squaw Man'' (190 ...

as Anitra *

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as Sheik Achmed

Production

The exterior desert scenes of the film were shot in Arizona.

Reception

The Hartford Courant The ''Hartford Courant'' is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is considered to be the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. A morning newspaper serving most of the state north of New Haven ...

'' gave the film a very positive review. They called it a "wonderful" production, and went on to say, "There is little to find fault with in "The Dishonored Medal" and much that is worthy of high praise."

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dishonored Medal Films directed by Christy Cabanne American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1910s American films Silent American adventure films 1910s English-language films