The Face at the Window (1913 film)

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The Face at the Window
Produced by Kalem Company
Starring Earle Foxe
Irene Boyle
Stuart Holmes
Release date
  • March 26, 1913 (March 26, 1913)
Running time
Short (1,000 feet) [1]
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

The Face at the Window is a 1913 American short silent film drama produced by the Kalem Company. The film starred Earle Foxe, Irene Boyle and Stuart Holmes in the lead roles.

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Plot

As described in a 1913 blurb: "The foreman of the sawmill misconstrues the disappearance of his ward who has taken drastic measures to protect her guardian's interests. A startling incident reveals the girl's motive." [2]

Reception

Moving Picture World described the "first few scenes as a bit wearisome, because it cannot be seen that they are aiming at any particular story, but toward the end it does present a definite situation that holds. ... We didn't expect to see the girl take that dive into the river after the villainous thief, and it gave us a thrill, and there are one or two other good things in the picture." The review complimented the film for "some pretty backgrounds, but mostly they are out of focus." [3]

Cast

The Face at the Window was among the offerings at the Dixie Theatre in Bryan, Texas for March 28, 1913. Dixie Theatre Bryan Texas March 29 1913.png
The Face at the Window was among the offerings at the Dixie Theatre in Bryan, Texas for March 28, 1913.

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References

  1. Complete Record of Current Films, Motography (April 5, 1913) (lists licensed date of March 26, 1913, and length of 1,000 feet)
  2. (3 May 1913). The Orpheum, Daily East Oregonian, p. 6
  3. "The Face at the Window" (review), Moving Picture World (April 12, 1913), p. 164
  4. Motion Picture Story Magazine (July 1913), p. 133 (answers reader question to identify Irene Boyle as Ruth, James Ross as Edward, and Earle Foxe as Harold)