''The Paliser Case'' is a 1920 American
silent mystery
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drama film
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produced and distributed by
Goldwyn Pictures
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. Directed by
William Parke, the film stars
Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress.
Early life
Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...
,
Albert Roscoe
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, and
James Neil
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. The film is now considered
lost
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Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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,
Cassy Cara (Frederick), daughter of a Portuguese violinist whose talent has been obscured by a stroke following a holdup, attracts the attention of Monty Paliser (Gamble), a man of wealth who, failing to win her by any other means, marries her. Three days after the wedding she learns that the ceremony was not genuine and returns home, telling her father her story. That night Paliser is murdered while in his box at the opera. A young man who Cassy has loved, who was seated in the next box, is accused of the murder and a chain of evidence is built up around him. To shield him, Cassy confesses to the crime. Then her father tells the truth that he is guilty. The film ends with the death of the father and the reuniting of Cassy and her young man.
Cast
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Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress.
Early life
Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...
as Cassy Cara
*
Albert Roscoe
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as Lennox (credited as Albert Roscoe)
*
James Neil
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as Cara
* Hazel Brennon as Margaret Austen (credited as Hazel Brennan)
*
Kate Lester
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as Mrs. Austen
*
Carrie Clark Ward
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Biography
Ward was born in Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862.
In 1885 Clark acted in a company at the San Francisco Bush Street Theatre.
Wa ...
as Tambourina
*
Warburton Gamble
Evelyn Charles Warburton Gamble (16 December 1882 – 27 August 1945) was a British stage and film actor.
Gamble was born on 16 December 1882 in London and acted on stage professionally as early as 1905. His work on stage included a season o ...
as Monty Paliser
*
Alec Francis as Paliser Sr.
*
Eddie Sutherland
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as Jack Menzies
*
Tom Ricketts
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as Major Archie Phipps
* Virginia Foltz as Mrs. Colquhuon
See also
*
List of lost films
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Reas ...
References
External links
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Pauline Frederick - ''The Paliser Case'' (1920)- stanford.edu page with 6 stills
*Saltus, Edgar (1919),
The Paliser Case', New York: Boni and Liveright, on the Internet Archive
1920 films
1920s mystery drama films
American mystery drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Goldwyn Pictures films
Lost American films
Films directed by William Parke
1920 lost films
Lost mystery drama films
1920 drama films
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent mystery drama films
1920s English-language films
English-language mystery drama films
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