''The Breath of Scandal'' is a 1922 novel by the American writer
Edwin Balmer
Edwin Balmer (July 26, 1883 – March 21, 1959) was an American science fiction and mystery writer.
Biography
Balmer was born in Chicago to Helen Clark (Pratt) and Thomas Balmer. In 1909, he married Katharine MacHarg, sister of the writer ...
.
In 1924 it was adapted into a
silent film of the same title directed by
Louis J. Gasnier and starring
Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter; September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as '' The Queen of Sheba'' (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 s ...
.
[Goble p.22]
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Smith, Geoffrey D. ''American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography''. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
See also
1922 American novels
Novels by Edwin Balmer
American novels adapted into films
{{1920s-novel-stub