The Misleading Lady (1916 film)

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The Misleading Lady
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Directed by Arthur Berthelet
Written by H. S. Sheldon
Based on The Misleading Lady by Charles W. Goddard and Paul Dickey
Starring
Cinematography Arthur Reeves
Production
company
Distributed by V-L-S-E
Release date
  • January 3, 1916 (1916-01-03)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

The Misleading Lady is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring Henry B. Walthall, Edna Mayo and Sidney Ainsworth. It is an adaptation of the play of the same title by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard which was made into films on several occasions. [1] It marked the screen debut of Edward Arnold.

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Cast

Production

This is the first film version of the play. It was shot at the Essanay studios. [2]

Release and reception

The film, that had five reels, was released on 10 January 1916. [3]

"This is a story of a primitive wooing ... Arthur Berthelet has made the most of this stirring drama.", wrote The Moving Picture World. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Goble p.869
  2. ↑ Billips, Connie J.; Pierce, Arthur (1995). Lux Presents Hollywood: A Show-by-show History of the Lux Radio Theatre and the Lux Video Theatre, 1934-1957. McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-0-89950-938-9.
  3. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Moving Picture World and View Photographer. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.

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