''The Joyous Liar'' is a 1919 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Ernest C. Warde Ernest C. Warde (10 August 1874 – 9 September 1923) was an English actor and director who worked in American silent film. He contributed to more than forty films from 1914 to 1923. He was the son of stage actor Frederick Warde. Selected filmog ...

and starring

J. Warren Kerrigan George Jack Warren Kerrigan (July 25, 1879 – June 9, 1947) was an American silent film actor and film director. Controversy In May 1917, Kerrigan was nearing the end of a four-month-long personal appearance publicity tour that had taken ...

Lillian Walker Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934. Biography ''Photoplay'' magazine's trade ...

, and

Joseph J. Dowling Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor. Early life and career Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (''nee'' Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsy ...

.Flowers & Frizler p.314

Cast

as Burke Harlan *

as Anne Warren *

as Wilbur Warren * Albert R. Cody as James Roth *

Pell Trenton Pell Trenton (born William T. Baker; August 29, 1883 – March 3, 1924) was an actor in theater and Hollywood films during the silent film era. He was popular and had leading roles. Background Pell Trenton was born August 29, 1883, in New Y ...

as Jimmy MacDonald *

Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. According to IMDb he also directed four short films in 1916. ''Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingswort ...

as James MacDonald

References

Bibliography

* John Flowers and Paul Frizler. ''Psychotherapists on Film, 1899-1999: A Worldwide Guide to Over 5000 Films, Volume 1''. McFarland, 2004.

External links

* * 1919 films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Ernest C. Warde American silent feature films 1910s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub