The Tower of Lies

The Tower of Lies
The Tower of Lies
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Victor Sjöström
Written by	Marian Ainslee (titles); Ruth Cummings (titles); Agnes Christine Johnston; Max Marcin
Based on	The Emperor of Portugallia ; by Selma Lagerlöf
Produced by	Irving Thalberg
Starring	Norma Shearer; Lon Chaney
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (*French)
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 11, 1925 (United States);
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

The Tower of Lies is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon Selma Lagerlöf's novel The Emperor of Portugallia (1914). Released one year after He Who Gets Slapped, the film marks the second collaboration between Sjöström, Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. Also starring are William Haines, Ian Keith and Lew Cody.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director James Basevi.

Plot[]

Jan (Lon Chaney) is a Swedish farmer and Glory (Norma Shearer) is his beloved daughter, who saves him from bankruptcy by eloping to the big city with their rapacious landlord, driving Jan to madness.

Cast[]

Norma Shearer as Glory or Goldie
Lon Chaney as Jan
Ian Keith as Lars
Claire McDowell as Katrina
William Haines as August
David Torrence as Eric
Edward Connelly as Curate
Mary Jane Irving as Little Girl
Bodil Rosing as Midwife
Anne Schaefer as Helma
Adele Watson as Farmer's Wife
Leo White as Peddler
Lew Cody

Preservation status[]

The film is now considered a lost film.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ The Tower of Lies at SilentEra
^ Blake, Michael F. (1997). A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures. Vestal Press. p. 171. ISBN 1-461-73076-7.
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Tower of Lies

External links[]

The Tower of Lies at IMDb
The Tower of Lies at SilentEra
The Tower of Lies at AllMovie
Alternative film poster(Wayback Machine)

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[1] The Tower of Lies at SilentEra

[2] Blake, Michael F. (1997). A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures. Vestal Press. p. 171. ISBN 1-461-73076-7.

[3] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Tower of Lies

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People	Norma Shearer (wife) Irving Thalberg Jr. (son)
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The Tower of Lies

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Plot[]

Cast[]

Preservation status[]

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References[]

External links[]