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The Walls of Jericho (1914 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Walls of Jericho' is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton and James K. Hackett. It starring Edmund Breese, Claire Whitney, Walter Hitchcock, Stuart Holmes, and Edward Jos. It is based on the 1906 play 'The Walls of Jericho' by Alfred Sutro.'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film', p.1009 c.1999 Alan Goble The film was released by Box Office Attractions Company on November 19, 1914.
Plot
In London, Lady Althea Frobisher, prey to the demon of the game, not only loses large sums at bridge, but also lets herself be ensnared by a suitor, a profligate and libertine man who reveals to her that her husband Jack is actually a murderer wanted by the police. for killing a man in America long ago. The truth, however, is another and will come out when the detective arrives from the United States on the trail of the wanted man: the real culprit is not the husband, but his suitor. Reconciled with Jack, Althea also promises to stop playing cards.
Cast
*Edmund Breese as Jack Frobisher
*Claire Whitney as Lady Althea
*Walter Hitchcock
*Stuart Holmes
*Edward Jos
Preservation
The film is now considered lost.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10305/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'The Walls of Jericho']
See also
*List of lost films
*1937 Fox vault fire
References
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