''A Splendid Hazard'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company. It is not known whether the film currently survives; this suggests that it may be a lost film.

Plot

The main character, Karl Breitman (Henry B. Walthall) thinks he is a descendant of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

and tries bring back to France the French monarchy. As part of his plot he courts Hedda Gobert (Rosemary Theby) as she owns some Napoleon's papers. After winning Hedda heart he takes the documents from her. He travels to

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to visit

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Killigrew (Hardee Kirkland). He hopes the stolen papers will lead him to Napoleon wealth. He finds a treasure map in the Admiral's home and then travels to

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. Before finding the Napoleon wealth, he comes across someone that mocks him. He challenges them to a

duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ...

. In the duel he is mortally wounded. He dies at his love side, Hedda.''A Splendid Hazard''
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Cast

* Henry B. Walthall as Karl Breitman * Rosemary Theby as Hedda Gobert * Norman Kerry as John Fitzgerald *

Ann Forrest Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films. Biography Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho ...

as Laura Killigrew * Hardee Kirkland as Adm. Killegrew * Thomas Jefferson as Dr. Ferraud * Philo McCullough as Arthur Cathewe *

J. Jiquel Lanoe Joseph Jiquel Lanoe (3 October 1875 – 15 February 1948) was a French actor who appeared in films and theater in the United States. He had roles in more than 100 American Biograph films. A gay man, D. W. Griffith cast him as a gay Eunuch charac ...

as Jiquel Lanoe * Joseph J. Dowling as Joseph Dowling A Splendid Hazard (1920) - Ad 1

References

External links

* 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Allan Dwan First National Pictures films Treasure hunt films Films based on American novels 1920s American films Silent adventure films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub