''The Harvest Moon'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by

J. Searle Dawley James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...

and starring

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, Wilfred Lytell, and

George Lessey George Lessey (June 8, 1879 – June 3, 1947) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed more than 70 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey was born in Amh ...

.Koszarski p. 91 It was shot at the Fort Lee studios in

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Cast

as Dora Fullerton * Wilfred Lytell as Willard Holcomb *

as Jacques Vavin *

Earl Schenck Earl O. Schenck (13 May 1889 – 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1946. Career After playing leading roles on Broadway and in Hollywood during the Silent era opposite such stars as Mae Murray ...

as Professor Fullerton * Peter Lang as Judge Elliott *

Marie Shotwell Marie Shotwell (March 21, 1880 – September 18, 1934) was an American actress of the stage and screen. Biography Shotwell was in motion pictures beginning in 1915 with roles in ''God's Witness'', ''The Taming of Mary'', ''Under Southern Skies ...

as Mrs. Winthrop *

Stuart Robson Stuart Robson may refer to: * Stuart Robson (actor) * Stuart Robson (speedway rider) See also * Stewart Robson Stewart Ian Robson (born 6 November 1964) is an English former football player and TV and radio football pundit. He played for A ...

as Graham Winthrop *

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as Cornelia Fullerton * Daniel Pennell as Henri *

Edna Holland Edna Milton Holland (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1982) was an American actress. Her stage, screen and television lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to 1965. Holland was the daughter of comedian Edmund Milton Holland and actress ...

as Madame Mercier * Ellen Olson as Marie

References

Bibliography

* Koszarski, Richard . ''Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004)''. Indiana University Press, 2005.

External links

* * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by J. Searle Dawley American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub