''The Great Sensation'' is a 1925 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

Jay Marchant Jay Marchant (January 7, 1888 – June 14, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the silent film, silent era. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. H ...

and starring

William Fairbanks William Fairbanks (born Carl Ullman; May 24, 1894 – April 1, 1945) was an American actor. He appeared in over 65 silent era films between 1916 and 1928. Biography Fairbanks was born Carl Ullman in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Charles ...

Pauline Garon Marie Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 – August 30, 1965) was a Canadian American silent film, feature film, and stage actress. Early life Marie Pauline Garon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 9, 1898, the daughter of Pierre-A ...

and

Lloyd Whitlock Lloyd Whitlock (January 2, 1891 – January 8, 1966) was a prolific American actor who began working during Hollywood's silent era. Born in 1891, he appeared in nearly 200 films between 1916 and 1949. Distinguished by his height and stature, he ...

.Munden p.313 The son of a wealthy family masquerades as a

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, and thwarts the plans of a jewel thief.

Cast

as Jack *

as Peggy Howell *

as Captain Winslow *

Billy Franey William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appea ...

as Harry Ruby * Winifred Landis as Mrs. Franklin Curtis * Adelaide Hallock as Mrs. Howell * William McLaughlin as Mr. Howell * Pauline Paquette as Maid

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1925 films 1925 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jay Marchant American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub