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1916 American silent

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directed by

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, written by Doty Hobart and

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, and starring Hazel Dawn, Owen Moore, William Courtleigh Jr., Ethel Fleming,

Frank Losee Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick and Marguerite Clark. Car ...

, and Ida Darling. It was released on July 20, 1916, by

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. It was based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name.

Plot

Ethel Cartwright, a woman just back from a trip to Paris, is called upon by U.S. government customs inspectors to help determine if a man she met in Paris possesses a valuable necklace. The story ends with a confrontation between the customs officers and the suspect.

Cast

* Hazel Dawn as Ethel Cartwright * Owen Moore as Steven Denby *William Courtleigh Jr. as Monty Vaughn * Ethel Fleming as Amy Cartwright *

as Dan Taylor * Ida Darling as Mrs. Harrington

Adaptation

A one-hour radio adaptation was presented on '' Lux Radio Theatre'' on April 27, 1936, starring Richard Barthelmess and Sally Eilers.

References

External links

* 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films Paramount Pictures films Lost American drama films Films directed by Robert G. Vignola American black-and-white films American silent feature films American films based on plays 1916 lost films 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub