''What Love Will Do'' is a 1921 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

William K. Howard William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 – February 21, 1954) was an American film director, writer, and producer. Considered one of Hollywood's leading directors, he directed over 50 films from 1921 to 1946, including '' The Thundering Herd'' (1925), ...

and starring

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ...

, Johnnie Walker and

Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...

.Solomon p.272

Cast

as Mary Douglas * Johnnie Walker as Johnny Rowan * Glen Cavender as Abner Rowan *

as Goldie Rowan * Richard Tucker as Herbert Dawson *

Edwin B. Tilton Edwin B. Tilton (September 15, 1859 – January 16, 1926) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1925. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmog ...

as Reverend Douglas

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by William K. Howard 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub