''My Lady's Latchkey'' is a 1921 American

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directed by

Edwin Carewe Edwin Carewe ( Chickasaw Nation, March 3, 1883 – January 22, 1940) was a Native American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education Jay John Fox was born on March 3, 1883, in Gainesville, Texas. H ...

and written by Finis Fox. It is based on the 1920 novel ''The Second Latchkey'' by

Charles Norris Williamson Charles Norris (C N) Williamson (1859–1920) was a British writer, motoring journalist and founder of the ''Black and White (magazine), Black and White Magazine'' who was perhaps best known for his collaboration with his wife, Alice Muriel Will ...

and

Alice Muriel Williamson Alice Muriel Williamson (8 October 1858 – 24 September 1933), who published chiefly under names the ''C. N. and A. M. Williamson'' and ''Mrs. C. N. Williamson'', was an American-English author. Biography She was born 8 October 1858 to parents ...

. The film stars

Katherine MacDonald Katherine Agnew MacDonald (December 14, 1891 – June 4, 1956) was an American stage and film actress, film producer, and model. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the older sister of actresses Miriam MacDonald and Mary MacLaren. ...

Edmund Lowe Edmund Sherbourne Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. Biography Lowe's childhood home was at 314 North 1st Street, San Jose. He attended Santa Clara Coll ...

Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films from 1916 to 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Early y ...

, Howard Gaye, Lenore Lynard and

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. The film was released in January 1921, by Associated First National Pictures.

Cast

as Annesley Grayle *

as Nelson Smith *

as Countess Santiago * Howard Gaye as Lord Annesley-Seton *Lenore Lynard as Lady Annesley-Seton *

as Ruthven Smith *Helena Phillips Evans as Mrs. Ellsworth

Preservation

With no prints of ''My Lady's Latchkey'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''My Lady's Latchkey''
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* {{IMDb title, 0012488, My Lady's Latchkey 1921 films 1921 lost films 1921 mystery films First National Pictures films Films directed by Edwin Carewe American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on works by Alice Williamson 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent American mystery films English-language mystery films