A Manhattan Knight is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by George Beranger and starring George Walsh, Virginia Hammond, William H. Budd, Warren Cook, Jack Hopkins, and William T. Hayes. It is based on the 1911 novel Find the Woman by Gelett Burgess.[1] The film was released by Fox Film Corporation in March 1920.[2][3][4]

A Manhattan Knight
Advertising of A Manhattan Knight on page 13 of the Exhibitors Herald (March 6, 1920).
Directed byGeorge Beranger
Written byPaul Sloane (scenario)
George Beranger (scenario)
Based onFind the Woman
by Gelett Burgess
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringGeorge Walsh
Virginia Hammond
William H. Budd
Warren Cook
Jack Hopkins
William T. Hayes
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • March 1920 (1920-03)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

Plot

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Cast

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  • George Walsh as John Fenton
  • Virginia Hammond as Belle Charmion
  • William H. Budd as Gordon Brewster
  • Warren Cook as Their Uncle
  • Jack Hopkins as Crook Butler
  • William T. Hayes as The Family Doctor
  • Cedric Ellis as A Medium
  • Charles Slattery as Detective
  • Louis Wolheim as Mangus O'Shea
  • John Raymond as Stool Pigeon
  • Walter Mann as Sproul
  • Pauline Garon as His Daughter
  • Billy Sullivan as Her Sweetheart
  • L.J. O'Connor as Another Detective

Preservation

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The film is now considered lost.[5]

References

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  1. ^ The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film, p.63 c.1999 Alan Goble
  2. ^ "A Manhattan Knight". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "A Manhattan Knight". AllMovie. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "A Manhattan Knight". TCM.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: A Manhattan Knight
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