The Uninvited Guest (1924 Film)
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''The Uninvited Guest'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince, and starring Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, Jean Tolley, Mary MacLaren, William Bailey, and Louis Wolheim. A print of the film exists in the Russian film archive Gosfilmofond.


Plot

As described in a film magazine review, while voyaging from Australia to New York City, Olive Granger suffers a shipwreck and manages to reach an island. Two other survivors, Irene Carlton and Fred Morgan, gamblers, steal her credentials and go to the United States, where Irene poses as Olive. The latter is rescued by Paul Patterson, a diver, who has to fight off his partner Jan Boomer for her. Boomer meets his demise in the clutching coils of a giant octopus. Paul and Olive arrive in New York City, expose the imposters, and are wed.


Cast

* Maurice Bennett Flynn as Paul "Gin" Patterson * Jean Tolley as Olive Granger * Mary MacLaren as Irene Carlton * William Bailey as Fred Morgan * Louis Wolheim as Jan Boomer


Production

The film was shot partially in the Bahamas and included scenes made using the Williamson underwater camera, and was released by Metro Pictures a few months before the merger that created
Metro-Goldwyn Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...
. The film had a sequence filmed in Technicolor.


See also

* List of early color feature films


References


External links

* 1924 films 1920s color films American silent feature films Films directed by Ralph Ince Films shot in the Bahamas 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Silent films in color American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub