''Her Elephant Man'' is a 1920 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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Scott R. Dunlap (June 20, 1892 – March 30, 1970) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.
Dunlap was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1892 and entered the film business in 1915. He produced 70 films between 1937 an ...
and starring
Shirley Mason,
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
,
Henry Hebert, Ardita Mellinina, and
Harry Todd
Harry Todd (December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor.
He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939).
Todd died in Glendale, Cal ...
. It is based on the 1919 novel ''Her Elephant Man: A Story of the Sawdust Ring'' by Pearl Doles Bell. The film was released by
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
in February 1920.
Cast
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Shirley Mason as Joan
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Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
as Colonel Philip Dorset
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Henry Hebert as Blake
*Ardita Mellinina as The Bride
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Harry Todd
Harry Todd (December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor.
He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939).
Todd died in Glendale, Cal ...
as Jerimy
*Dorothy Lee as Trixie
Preservation
The film is now considered
lost.
American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Her Elephant Man''
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References
External links
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1920 drama films
Silent American drama films
1920 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Lost American drama films
Fox Film films
Films based on American novels
1920 lost films
1920s American films
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