The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Directed by	Will S. Davis
Written by	Jesse J. Goldburg (scenario)
Based on	Play; by Victor Mapes and Louis Forest
Production; company	Life Photo Film Corp.
Release date	April 1915;

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (released in 1920 as The Valley of Night)^[1] is a 1915 American drama silent black and white film directed by Will S. Davis.^[2]^[3] It is based on the play of the same name by Victor Mapes and Louis Forest.^[4] The film is lost.^[5]

This film, The Case of Becky (1915) and The Brand of Satan (1917) established a basic framework of representation which is still often utilized (the split personality).^[6]

Cast[]

Lionel Barrymore as Judge Randolph Legarde
Edna Pendleton as Amelia Garside
William H. Tooker as Inspector Barton
Roy Applegate as Big Charles
T.W.M. Draper
August Balfour
Charles E. Graham
Arthur Morrison
Ed Roseman
Thomas O'Keefe
Betty Young

References[]

^ Soister, Nicolella & Joyce 2014, p. 67.
^ Menefee, David W. (26 November 2012). The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. BearManor Media. p. 1867.
^ Liebman, Roy (7 February 2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894–2015. McFarland Publishing. p. 267. ISBN 9781476626154.
^ Soister, Nicolella & Joyce 2014, p. 111.
^ The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde.” Library of Congress, memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4536/default.html. Accessed 16 Nov. 2020.
^ Packer, Sharon (24 May 2017). Mental Illness in Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 36. ISBN 9781440843891.

Bibliography[]

Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (10 January 2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913–1929. McFarland Publishing. p. 830. ISBN 9780786487905.

External links[]

[FOOTNOTESoisterNicolellaJoyce201467-1] Soister, Nicolella & Joyce 2014, p. 67.

[2] Menefee, David W. (26 November 2012). The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. BearManor Media. p. 1867.

[3] Liebman, Roy (7 February 2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894–2015. McFarland Publishing. p. 267. ISBN 9781476626154.

[FOOTNOTESoisterNicolellaJoyce2014111-4] Soister, Nicolella & Joyce 2014, p. 111.

[5] The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde.” Library of Congress, memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4536/default.html. Accessed 16 Nov. 2020.

[6] Packer, Sharon (24 May 2017). Mental Illness in Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 36. ISBN 9781440843891.

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