Nothing But the Truth (1920 film)

Nothing But the Truth
Directed by	David Kirkland
Written by	David Kirkland Katherine S. Reed
Based on	Nothing But the Truth 1914 novel by Frederic S. Isham 1916 play by James Montgomery
Starring	Taylor Holmes Elsie Mackay Ned Sparks
Cinematography	Jacob A. Badaracco
Production company	Taylor Holmes Productions
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	January 6, 1920 (1920-01-06)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

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]

Cast

• Taylor Holmes as Robert Bennett
• Elsie Mackay as Gwendolyn Gerald
• Ned Sparks as The Monocle Man
• Marcelle Carroll as Dolly
• Ben Hendricks Sr. as Commodore Dan
• Radcliffe Steele as The Hammer-Thrower
• Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Clarence
• Charles Craig as Mr. Clarence
• Colin Campbell as Dickie
• Beth Franklyn as Mrs. Ralston
• Edna Phillips as Mrs. Commodore Dan

References

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

• 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.

External links

• Nothing But the Truth at IMDb
• Nothing But the Truth at the TCM Movie Database
• Nothing But the Truth at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films