The Code of Marcia Gray is a 1916 silent romantic crime drama produced by Oliver Morosco, distributed through Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd.[1]
| The Code of Marcia Gray | |
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 Newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Written by | Elliot Clawson Frank Lloyd |
| Produced by | Oliver Morosco |
| Starring | Constance Collier |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Constance Collier as Marcia Gray
- Harry De Vere as Harry Gray
- Forrest Stanley as lawyer, Orlando Castle
- Frank A. Bonn as James Romaine
- Howard Davies as Ed Crane
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Crane's Daughter
- Herbert Standing as Banker Agnew
- Page Peters as Castle's clerk
Production background
editThe film is based on a true story concerning the collapse of the Knickerbocker Bank in New York. The film starred Constance Collier in her second film role. Collier made this film during her trip to the United States with Herbert Beerbohm Tree.[2]
Preservation status
editThe film survives in the Library of Congress.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911–20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ The Code of Marcia Gray at silentera.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress c. 1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Code of Marcia Gray
External links
edit- The Code of Marcia Gray at IMDb
- The Code of Marcia Gray at AllMovie
- Portrait of Constance Collier and Forrest Stanley from the film
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