''Cornered'' is a 1924 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres. He is best know ...

. The story was filmed again in 1930 as a talkie called '' Road to Paradise''. It was also directed by Beaudine. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $235,000 domestically and $22,000 foreign.

Plot

Cast

Marie Prevost Marie Prevost (born Mary Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 – January 21, 1937) was a Canadian film actress. During her 20-year career, she made 121 silent and sound films. Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discove ...

as Mary Brennan / Margaret Waring *

Rockliffe Fellowes Rockliffe St Patrick Fellowes (17 March 1884 – 28 January 1950), was a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He starred in films such as ''Regeneration (1915 film), Regeneration'' and ''Monkey Business (1931 film), Monkey Busin ...

as Jerry, the Gent *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

as Nick, the Dope * John Roche as George Wells *

Cissy Fitzgerald Cissy Fitzgerald (born Mary Kate Kipping; 1 February 1873 – 10 May 1941) was an English-American vaudeville actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in numerous silent film, silent and sound film, sound films. Fitzgerald acted in a popular '' ...

as Lola Mulvaney *

Vera Lewis Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films from 1915 to 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis. Biography She was born ...

as Mrs. Wells * George C. Pearce as Brewster (as George Pearce) * Bartine Burkett as The Bride *

Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's ''Mickey Mouse'' short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Di ...

as The Groom (as Billy Fletcher) * Ruth Dwyer as Mrs. Webster * Bertram Johns as Webster *

Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...

as Updike *

Virginia Marshall Virginia Elizabeth Marshall (October 1, 1918 – January 30, 1982), also known as Little Virginia Marshall, was an American child actress in the silent film era between 1924 and 1930. Biography Virginia Elizabeth Marshall was born on October ...

as Mary Brennan / Margaret Waring as a Child

Status

With no copies of ''Cornered'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Cornered''
/ref> it is considered to be a

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

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* * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language drama films Films directed by William Beaudine Lost American drama films Lost silent American films Silent American drama films Warner Bros. films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub