''No Trespassing'' is a lost 1922 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Edwin L. Hollywood 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 s ...

and

Ward Crane Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in '' Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged ...

. It was distributed by W. W. Hodkinson and is based upon a novel by Joseph C. Lincoln, ''The Rise of Roscoe Paine''.Garza, Janiss
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Plot

As described in a

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, Roscoe Paine (Crane), a wealthy young man with no job and little ambition who lives with his invalid mother (Barry) in a small fishing village, owns a lane leading to the shore which skirts the wealthy James Colton (Truesdale) property. Debutante Mabel Colton (Castle) and her father James and her mother (Fitzroy) are newly arrived to the village, and the passing of the fish carts on the lane annoys Mrs. Colton. The father thereupon tries to purchase the lane, but Roscoe refuses to close it to his friends and neighbors. Roscoe and Mabel become friends after he saves her from a runaway horse. Victor Carver (Roscoe), a suitor for Mabel's hand, attempts to ruin her father in a stock deal, but Roscoe engineers a counter stock deal during the illness of James, which saves his fortune. Roscoe also sells the lane to James Colton to raise money to save his friend George Davis (Pauncefort), a cashier at the local bank, from disgrace. The townspeople want to run Roscoe out of town until the truth is known and he is vindicated by Mabel and her father. Roscoe gets a good job in her father's offices, and he and Mabel get engaged.

Cast

as Mabel Colton *

Howard Truesdale Howard Truesdale (January 3, 1861 – December 8, 1941; also credited as Truesdell, Truedell, and Truesdall) was an American stage actor and a film actor in both the silent and sound eras. He appeared in the films '' A Corner in Cotton'', '' The ...

as James Colton *

Emily Fitzroy Emily Fitzroy (24 May 1860 – 3 March 1954) was an English theatre and film actress who eventually became an American citizen. She was at one time a leading lady in London for Sir Charles Wyndham. She made her film debut in 1915. Her debut ...

as Mrs. James Colton *

as Roscoe Paine * Eleanor Barry as Mrs. Paine * Blanche Frederici as Dorinda * Charles Eldridge as Lute * Leslie Stowe as Captain Dean * Betty Bouton as Nellie Dean * Alan Roscoe as Victor Carver *Harry Fisher as Simeon Eldridge *George Pauncefort as George Davis

Reception

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'' gave ''No Trespassing'' a poor review: "This latest Castle feature cannot be relied upon as a real money-maker."

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