The Unknown Quantity is a lost 1919 American silent directed by Thomas R. Mills produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1910 short story of the same name by O. Henry.[1][2]
| The Unknown Quantity | |
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_-_1.jpg) Still from the American drama film The Unknown Quantity (1919) with Corinne Griffith with a sewing machine | |
| Directed by | Thomas R. Mills |
| Written by | G. Marion Burton (scenario) |
| Based on | The Unknown Quantity, a short story by O. Henry |
| Starring | Corinne Griffith |
| Cinematography | Tom Malloy |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editA profiteer's son falls in love with one of his father's victims and secures the acquittal of her brother who was falsely accused of murder.
Cast
edit- Corinne Griffith - Mary Boyne
- Huntley Gordon - Dan Kinsolving
- Harry Davenport - Septimus Kinsolving
- Jack Ridgeway - Thomas Boyne
- Frederick Buckley - Peter Kenwitz
- Jack McLean - Sammy Boyne
References
edit- ^ Alan Globe, ed., The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film (Bowker-Saur) 1999, 999.
- ^ The Unknown Quantity at the American Film Institute: Catalog of Feature Films
External links
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