''The House of the Tolling Bell'' is a 1920 American silent

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...

directed by

J. Stuart Blackton James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to ...

and starring

May McAvoy May Irene McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in '' The Enchanted Cottage'', Esther in '' Ben-Hur'', and Mary Dale ...

, Bruce Gordon, and

Morgan Thorpe Morgan Thorpe was an actor in theater and film in the United States. He portrayed Favius in '' The Sign of the Cross'' and Anthony Cole in ''The House of the Tolling Bell''. Thorpe was in the theatrical production ''Cymbeline'' in 1906 as the "Fren ...

.Goble p. 467 It is based on a novel written by Edith Sessions Tupper.

Cast

as Lucy Atheron * Bruce Gordon as Richard Steele *

as Anthony Cole *

Edward Elkas Edward Elkas (February 8, 1862 – December 17, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in New York City. On Broadway, Elkas portrayed a headwaiter in ''A Tale o ...

as Innkeeper Ducros *

Eulalie Jensen Eulalie Jensen (December 24, 1884 – October 7, 1952) was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was selected as one of six extra girls from the 200 applicants responding to a ...

as Lola * William R. Dunn as Jules La Rocque * Edna Young as Aunt Stella * William Jenkins as Old George

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1920 films 1920 mystery films Silent American mystery films Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language mystery films {{silent-film-stub