The Tell-Tale Step

The Tell-Tale Step
The Tell-Tale Step
Directed by	Burton George
Written by	William Addison Lathrop
Starring	Pat O'Malley ; Shirley Mason ; Guido Colucci
Cinematography	Charles E. Gilson
Production; company	Edison Studios
Distributed by	K-E-S-E Service
Release date	May 28, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated October 27, 2025

The Tell-Tale Step is a lost ^[1] 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Burton George and starring Pat O'Malley, Shirley Mason and Guido Colucci.^[2]

Cast

Pat O'Malley as Hugh Graham
Shirley Mason as Lucia
Guido Colucci as Giovanni Pallazzi
Charles Sutton as Luigi
Robert Huggins as Pietro
Nellie Grant as Rosetta
Bigelow Cooper as Dimitri
Sally Crute as Beverly Winton
Jessie Stevens as Hugh's Mother
Leonora von Ottinger as Mrs. Arbuthnot
Grace Morrissey as Miss Stryver
Robert Brower as Doctor Oppenheim

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Tell-Tale Step is considered a lost film.^[1]

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Tell-Tale Step". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
↑ Bertellini p.372

Bibliography

Giorgio Bertellini. Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque. Indiana University Press, 2010.

External links

The Tell-Tale Step at IMDb

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Tell-Tale Step". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

[2] Bertellini p.372

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