The Argyle Case (1917 film)

The Argyle Case
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Directed by	Ralph Ince
Written by	Frederic Chapin Ralph Ince
Based on	The Argyle Case by Harriet Ford and Harvey J. O'Higgins
Produced by	Robert Warwick
Starring	Robert Warwick
Cinematography	André Barlatier
Distributed by	Selznick Pictures
Release date	February 1917 (1917-02)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Argyle Case is a 1917 American silent mystery film produced by and starring Robert Warwick and directed by Ralph Ince. It was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick through his Selznick Pictures Corporation. ^{[1] [2]}

The play was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie The Argyle Case with Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee.

A copy survives in the archives of the British Film Institute. ^[3]

Cast

• Robert Warwick as Asche Kayton
• Charles Hines as Joe Manning
• Frank McGlynn as John Argyle
• Arthur Albertson as Bruce Argyle
• Gazelle Marche as Nan Thornton
• Elaine Hammerstein as Mary Mazuret
• John Fleming as Inspector Dougherty
• H. Cooper Cliffe as Frederick Kreisler
• Mary Alden as Nellie Marsh
• Robert Vivian as Finley
• Frank Evans as Mr. Hurley

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Argyle Case at silentera.com
2. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Argyle Case". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
3. "Kennington Bioscope presents The Argyle Case (1917) » The Cinema Museum, London". The Cinema Museum, London. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

External links

• The Argyle Case at IMDb