The Destroying Angel

Not to be confused with Destroying angel.

The Destroying Angel
Directed by	W.S. Van Dyke
Written by	Leah Baird
Based on	The Destroying Angel by Louis Joseph Vance
Starring	Leah Baird John Bowers Noah Beery
Cinematography	André Barlatier
Production company	Leah Baird Productions
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	August 19, 1923 (1923-08-19)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Destroying Angel is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers and Noah Beery. ^[1]

The film is based on Louis Joseph Vance's 1912 novel of the same name. ^[2]

Cast

• Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law
• John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker
• Noah Beery as Curtis Drummond
• Ford Sterling as Max Weil
• Mitchell Lewis as 'Strangler' Olsen
• Philip Sleeman as Kidnapper

Preservation

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

References

1. Munden p.183
2. "The Destroying Angel". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
3. "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Destroying Angel". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

Bibliography

• 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

• The Destroying Angel at IMDb