''Missing Millions'' is a 1922 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

Joseph Henabery Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) was an American film actor, screenplay writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent historical epic ''The Birt ...

and written by Jack Boyle and Albert S. Le Vino. The

Boston Blackie Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (1881–1928). Blackie was originally depicted as a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, and became a private detective in adaptations for films, radio and televisi ...

film stars

Alice Brady Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress of stage and film. She began her career in the theatre in 1911, and her first important success came on Broadway in 1912 when she created the rol ...

, David Powell,

Frank Losee Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick and Marguerite Clark. C ...

Riley Hatch William Riley Hatch (September 2, 1862 – September 6, 1925) was an American singer and actor on stage and in silent films. Hatch's Broadway debut came in ''The Burgomaster'' (1900); his final Broadway appearance was in ''The Nervous Wreck'' ...

, John B. Cooke, William B. Mack, and George LeGuere. The film was released on September 17, 1922, by

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Plot

Cast

as Mary Dawson * David Powell as

as Jim Franklin *

as Detective John Webb *John B. Cooke as Handsome Harry Hawks * William B. Mack as Thomas Dawson * George LeGuere as Daniel Regan *Alice May as Mrs. Regan * H. Cooper Cliffe as Sir Arthur Cumberland *

Sydney Deane Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood movie. Biography In Australia Born in Balmain, New South Wales, B ...

as Donald Gordon *Beverly Travers as Claire Dupont *Sidney Herbert as Frank Garber

Preservation status

''Missing Millions'' 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. ...

. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Missing Millions''
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References

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* 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Henabery American black-and-white films Lost American drama films American silent feature films Boston Blackie films 1922 lost films English-language drama films 1920s American films Lost silent American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub