''The Teeth of the Tiger'' is a 1919 American silent

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film directed by

Chester Withey Chester "Chet" Withey (8 November 1887, Park City, Utah – 6 October 1939, California) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He participated in the production in total of some 100 films. Born in Park City, Utah, th ...

and written by Roy Somerville based upon a novel of the same name by

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

. The film stars David Powell,

Marguerite Courtot Marguerite Gabrielle Courtot (August 20, 1897 – May 28, 1986) was an American silent film actress. Early life Marguerite Gabrielle Courtot was born in Summit, New Jersey, on August 20, 1897 to Gustave Courtot, who was born in France, and Char ...

Templar Saxe Templar Saxe (born Templer William Edward Edevein; August 22, 1865 – April 17, 1935) was a British-born stage actor, opera singer and silent film actor. In films, he usually was a character actor as his singing voice could not be used in silent ...

Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910. Biography Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Illi ...

, Joseph Herbert, Charles L. MacDonald, and

Riley Hatch William Riley Hatch (September 2, 1862 – September 6, 1925) was an American singer and actor on stage and in silent films. Hatch's Broadway debut came in ''The Burgomaster'' (1900); his final Broadway appearance was in ''The Nervous Wreck'' ...

. The film was released on November 2, 1919, by

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. The film is now

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Plot

Living quietly under the assumed name Paul Sernine, reformed gentleman crook Arsene Lupin is summoned to protect his invalid, wealthy friend Henry Forbes. Despite the watchfulness of Paul and Alexandre Mazeroux, a fellow criminal turned detective, Forbes is murdered. French detective Jabot and the New York detective force have many suspects including Paul, Marie Forbes, the dead man's widow who is suspected on the basis of an apple found with an imprint of her teeth on it, Gordon Savage, her lover, and Florence Chandler, Forbes' secretary and beneficiary under his will. After a series of traps, false arrests, chases through secret passageways, and an escape from handcuffs, Paul deduces that the true criminal is Doctor Varney, who cared for Forbes. Paul prevents Varney from blowing up the house, and at the same time wins the affections of Florence.

Cast

* David Powell as Paul Sernine / Arsène Lupin *

as Florence Chandler *

as Antoine Jabot *

as Marie Forbes *Joseph Herbert as Henry Forbes *Charles L. MacDonald as Chief Harvey Williams *

as Alexandre Mazeroux *

Charles K. Gerrard Charles K. Gerrard (20 December 1883 – 1 January 1969), also known as Charles Kavanagh, was an Irish-American motion-picture actor, and the elder brother of actor and film director Douglas Gerrard. Selected filmography * ''His Brother's W ...

as Gordon Savage * Frederick Burton as Doctor Varney

Production

Anna Lehr Anna Lehr (November 17, 1890 – January 22, 1974) was an American silent film and stage actress.''At The Majestic'', ''Sheboygan Press'', May 24, 1916, p. 2 Biography Born in New York City to Austrian immigrant parents, Frank Lehr and Emilie Fr ...

was to play the role of Florence Chandler but was replaced by Courtot during production after she became ill.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Teeth of the Tiger
at silentera.com

References

External links

* * Leblanc, Maurice,
The Teeth of the Tiger
', New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919 photo-play edition 1919 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Chester Withey American black-and-white films Lost American films American silent feature films 1919 lost films Lost comedy films Arsène Lupin films 1910s American films Silent adventure films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub