The False Friend

For the 1702 play, see The False Friend (Vanbrugh play).

The False Friend
Promotion of film in Variety , 1917
Directed by	Harry Davenport
Written by	Florence Bolles
Produced by	William A. Brady
Starring	Robert Warwick Gail Kane Jack Drumier
Cinematography	Philip Hatkin
Production company	World Film
Distributed by	World Film
Release date	June 11, 1917 (1917-06-11)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The False Friend is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harry Davenport and starring Robert Warwick, Gail Kane and Jack Drumier. ^[1]

Cast

• Robert Warwick as William Ramsdell
• Gail Kane as Virginia Farrell
• Jack Drumier as Robert Farrell
• Earl Schenck as De Witt Clinton
• P.J. Rollow as J. Carleton Clinton
• Lewis Edgard as Byron
• Pinna Nesbit as Marietta

Reception

The New York Clipper's review was mixed, the reviewer found the cinematography and detail to be excellent but found the story to be strained. Elaborating, the reviewer said "the overtax on its sympathy and the long strain of worry imposed upon it by multiplied acts of villainy in the picture, will outbalance the interest the film excites." ^[2]

References

1. Parish p.157
2. The New York Clipper. New York: Clipper Corp. June 6, 1917. p. 33.

Bibliography

• James Robert Parish. Hollywood character actors. Arlington House, 1978.

External links

• The False Friend at IMDb