''Treason'' is a 1918 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Burton L. King Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919). Selected filmography * '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * ''Under the Crescent'' ...

and starring

Edna Goodrich Edna Goodrich (born Bessie Edna Stevens; December 22, 1883 – May 26, 1971) was an American Broadway actress, ''Florodora'' girl, author, and media sensation during the early 1900s. At one point, she was known as one of America's wealthiest an ...

. It was produced and distributed by

Mutual Film Company Mutual Film Company is an American film production company based in Hollywood, California. The company was initially founded by financer Gary Levinsohn in 1989 as Classico Entertainment, before combining with The Mark Gordon Company in 1995 to f ...

and apparently was the last film released before the company ceased operations in 1918.

Cast

as The Wife * Howard Hall as The Husband *Mildred Clair as Child *Clarence Heritage as Major McClintock *

Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes. Biog ...

as Anton Tell / Herr McGraff Von Aachen

Preservation

With no prints of ''Treason'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Treason''
/ref> it is a

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References

External links

* * 1918 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Mutual Film films Films directed by Burton L. King Lost American drama films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films 1918 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub