Nothing But the Truth (1920 film)

Nothing But the Truth is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by David Kirkland and starring Taylor Holmes, Elsie Mackay and Ned Sparks.[1] It is based on the 1916 Broadway play Nothing But the Truth (1916) by James Montgomery which was in turn based on the 1914 novel Nothing But the Truth by Frederic S. Isham.[2]

Nothing But the Truth
Directed byDavid Kirkland
Written byDavid Kirkland
Katherine S. Reed
Based onNothing But the Truth
1914 novel
by Frederic S. Isham
1916 play by James Montgomery
StarringTaylor Holmes
Elsie Mackay
Ned Sparks
CinematographyJacob A. Badaracco
Production
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Taylor Holmes Productions
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • January 6, 1920 (1920-01-06)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

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Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Munden p.554
  2. ^ Alan Goble, ed. (2011). "Nothing But the Truth". The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker-Saur. p. 930. ISBN 9783110951943.

Bibliography

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  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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