''The Innocent Lie'' is a 1916 American silent film produced by

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and distributed by

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. It was directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...

with

Valentine Grant Valentine Grant (February 14, 1881 – March 12, 1949) was an American silent film actress. Biography Grant was a singer who studied music in New York, hoping to sing grand opera. She performed musically on a tour of the western United States ...

as leading woman.

Plot

Cast

as Nora O'Brien *

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as Terry O'Brien * Morris Foster as Pat O'Brien * Hunter Areden as Nora Owen * Robert Cain as Captain Stewart *

Frank Losee Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick and Marguerite Clark. Car ...

* William Courtleigh Jr *

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* Charles Fergusson

Production notes

The film was shot in Bermuda.

References

* Michel Derrien, ''Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil'', TIR 2013.

External links

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