''The Hillcrest Mystery'' is a 1918 silent film directed by

George Fitzmaurice George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...

and starring

Irene Castle Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the popularity of modern dancing. Castle was a st ...

. It was distributed by

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Hollywood's silent era. Known for its groundbreaking newsreel and wide array of shorts, it grew out of the American division of the m ...

in March 1918.

Cast

- Marion Sterling * J. H. Gilmour - Thomas Sterling * Ralph Kellard - Gordon Brett * Wyndham Standing - Hugo Smith *

DeWitt Jennings DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1937. Biography He was born in Cameron, Misso ...

- Tom Cameron

Preservation status

*The film is lost.

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* * 1918 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice Lost American films American mystery films Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère American black-and-white films 1918 mystery films Pathé Exchange films 1918 lost films Lost mystery films 1910s American films Silent mystery films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-US-film-stub