The Furnace (1920 film)

For the 2007 horror film, see Furnace (film). For the 2020 Australian film, see The Furnace (2020 film).

The Furnace
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Directed by	William Desmond Taylor
Written by	Julia Crawford Ivers
Based on	The Furnace by Leslie Beresford (as Pan)
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Distributed by	Realart Pictures Corp.
Release date	November 1920 (1920-11)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Furnace is a lost ^[1] 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor, written by Julia Crawford Ivers based upon the 1920 novel of the same name by Leslie Beresford. ^[2] It was distributed by Realart Pictures.

Cast

• Agnes Ayres as Folly Vallance
• Jerome Patrick as Anthony Bond
• Theodore Roberts as General Archibald Foulkes-Brent
• Betty Francisco as Patricia Brent
• Milton Sills as Keene Mordaunt
• Helen Dunbar as Lady Foulkes-Brent
• F. A. Turner as Albert Vallance (credited as Fred Turner)
• Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Vallance
• Lucien Littlefield as Bert Vallance
• Robert Bolder as Solomon Bassbridge
• Edward Martindel as Count Svenson

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Furnace". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
2. Who's who in Literature, page 333 Mark Meredith - 1933 PAN (Leslie Beresford). ... Big Happiness, 1917; Dolly and Her Diary, 1917; The Kingdom of Content, 1918 (all Mills & Boon); Glory of Love, 1919; The Furnace, 1920; Love's Side Street, ...

External links

• The Furnace at IMDb