''The Edge of the Abyss'' 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 ...

1915 silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and distributed by

Triangle Film Corporation Triangle Film Corporation (also known as Triangle Motion Picture Company) was a major American motion-picture studio, founded in July 1915 in Culver City, California and terminated 7 years later in 1922. History The studio was founded in July 1 ...

. It stars

Mary Boland Mary Boland (born Marie Anne Boland; January 28, 1882 – June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boland was the daughter of repertory actor William Augustus Boland, and his wife M ...

, then a stage comedic actress, in her film debut.

Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film - era filmmaker and media proprietor. Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the mot ...

, one of the three key founders of Triangle, served as supervisor on the picture.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Edge of the Abyss''
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Cast

- Alma Clayton * Robert McKim - Neil Webster *

Frank R. Mills Frank R. Mills (January 24, 1868 – June 11, 1921) was an American stage and silent film actor. In the 1890s he acted in a number of plays as a young juvenile. He is frequently mistaken for other actors with the name ''Frank Mills''. He began i ...

- Wayne Burroughs (*this Frank Mills born 1870 died 1921) *

Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright. Life and career He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New ...

- Jim Sims

References

External links

The Edge of the Abyss at IMDb.com
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Some newspaper accounts
1915 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Triangle Film Corporation films 1915 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1915 lost films Films directed by Walter Edwards 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub