The Veiled Adventure

The Veiled Adventure
The Veiled Adventure
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Edwards
Written by	Julia Crawford Ivers
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Starring	Constance Talmadge; Harrison Ford; Stanhope Wheatcroft;
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Production; company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Select Pictures
Release date	July 6, 1919;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Veiled Adventure is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Harrison Ford, Constance Talmadge, and Stanhope Wheatcroft.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] after she finds out that her fiancé has been faithless, Geraldine Barker, for a lark, decides to test the code of principles of her brother's friend Richard Annesly. He says that he would hate a woman who lies or steals and would never elope with one. Through a well laid out plot Geraldine arranges for Richard to find her stealing, lies to him, and finally gets him to propose an elopement with her. However, it all turns out all right as the two find that they really love each other and get married.

Cast

Harrison Ford as Richard Annesly
Constance Talmadge as Geraldine Barker
Stanhope Wheatcroft as Reginald Crocker
Vera Doria as Mrs. Montrose
Rosita Marstini as Mlle. Hortense
T.D. Crittenden as Mr. Barker
A. Edward Sutherland as Fred Barker
Margaret Loomis as Diana Barker
Vera Sisson as Eve Gardiner

References

^ Basinger p. 163
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Veiled Adventure at silentera.com
^ "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Veiled Adventure". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 50. 15 March 1924. Retrieved 4 October 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.