The Breath of Scandal

Not to be confused with A Breath of Scandal.

The Breath of Scandal
A rare official still from the film
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Eve Unsell
Based on	The Breath of Scandal by Edwin Balmer
Produced by	B.P. Schulberg
Starring	Betty Blythe Patsy Ruth Miller Jack Mulhall
Cinematography	Harry Perry
Production company	B.P. Schulberg Productions
Distributed by	Preferred Pictures
Release date	September 1, 1924 (1924-09-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Breath of Scandal is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Betty Blythe, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Jack Mulhall. ^[1] It is based on the 1922 novel of the same title by Edwin Balmer. ^[2]

Cast

• Betty Blythe as Sybil Russell
• Patsy Ruth Miller as Marjorie Hale
• Jack Mulhall as Bill Wallace
• Myrtle Stedman as Helen Hale
• Lou Tellegen as Charles Hale
• Forrest Stanley as Gregg Mowbry
• Frank Leigh as Sybil's husband
• Phyllis Haver as Clara Simmons
• Charles Clary as Atherton Bruce

Preservation

With no prints of The Breath of Scandal located in any film archives, ^[3] it is a lost film.

References

1. Connelly p. 326
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Breath of Scandal at silentera.com
3. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Breath of Scandal

Bibliography

• Robert B. Connelly. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998. ISBN   978-0-9132-0436-8

External links

• The Breath of Scandal at IMDb