The Forfeit

The Forfeit
The Forfeit
Directed by	Frank Powell
Written by	Ridgwell Cullum (novel); Frank Powell
Based on	The Purchase Price; by Ridgwell Cullum
Starring	House Peters ; Jane Miller ; William Human
Cinematography	Arthur Boeger ; Percy Higginson
Production; company	Sunset Pictures
Distributed by	Hodkinson Pictures ; Pathé Exchange
Release date	March 10, 1919;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated February 06, 2026

The Forfeit is a lost ^[1] 1919 American silent Western film directed by Frank Powell and starring House Peters, Jane Miller and William Human.^[2]

Cast

House Peters as Jeffrey Masters
Jane Miller as Elvine Van Blooren
William Human as Bob Whitstone
Hector V. Sarno as Sikem Bruce
L.H. Welles as Bud Tristram
Blanche Abbott as Nan Tristram
George Murdock as Dug McFarlane

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Forfeit is considered a lost film.^[1]

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Forfeit". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
↑ Goble, p. 100.

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The Forfeit at IMDb

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Forfeit". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2026.

[2] Goble, p. 100.

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