''The Girl in the Rain'' is a 1920 American
silent mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...
directed by
Rollin S. Sturgeon
Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from
1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period.
Filmography
Director
*''Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1'' 1910
*''A ...
and starring
Anne Cornwall
Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2, 1980) was an American actress best known for her roles in ''College'' (1927) and ''The Roughneck'' (1924).
Biography
Born in Brooklyn in 1897, Cornwall performed for forty years in many silent film ...
,
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, an ...
and
Jessalyn Van Trump
Jessalyn Van Trump (January 16, 1887 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional ...
.
[Wlaschin p.95]
Cast
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Anne Cornwall
Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2, 1980) was an American actress best known for her roles in ''College'' (1927) and ''The Roughneck'' (1924).
Biography
Born in Brooklyn in 1897, Cornwall performed for forty years in many silent film ...
as Judith
*
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, an ...
as Walter
*
Jessalyn Van Trump
Jessalyn Van Trump (January 16, 1887 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional ...
as Vera
*
Jim Farley as Max Williams
*
George Kunkel
George Kunkel (March 10, 1893 – May 18, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 15th district from 1937 to 1941.
Early life and education
Kunkel wa ...
as Jim West
*
James Liddy as Boone
*
Neil Hardin
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ...
as Bill Cortwright
References
Bibliography
* Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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1920 films
1920 mystery films
American silent feature films
Silent American mystery films
Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon
American black-and-white films
Universal Pictures films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
English-language mystery films
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