The Sign on the Door
| The Sign on the Door | |
|---|---|
 Film still with Cody and Talmadge | |
| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| Written by | Herbert Brenon Mary Murillo |
| Based on | The Sign on the Door by Channing Pollock |
| Produced by | Norma Talmadge |
| Starring | Norma Talmadge |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
Release date | May 1921 |
Running time | 84 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Sign on the Door is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Lew Cody. The film was directed and written by Herbert Brenon, and based upon the 1919 play of the same name by Channing Pollock.[1] A copy of this film is in the Library of Congress film archive.[2]
A second adaptation of the play was filmed in 1929 as The Locked Door, starring Barbara Stanwyck.[3]
Cast[]
- Norma Talmadge as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
- Charles Richman as 'Lafe' Regan
- Lew Cody as Frank Devereaux
- as Colonel Gaunt
- as Ferguson, Devereaux's Valet
- as 'Kick' Callahan
- Helen Weir as Helen Regan
- Robert Agnew as Alan Churchill
- Norma Shearer as bit part (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. pp. 715–716. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Sign on the Door". Silent Era. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ White Munden 1997 p. 445
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Categories:
- 1921 films
- 1921 drama films
- American drama films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Herbert Brenon
- First National Pictures films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs