''The Fatal Sign'' is a 1920 American
crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...
film serial
A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, ge ...
directed by
Stuart Paton
Stuart Paton (23 July 1883 – 16 December 1944) was a British film director, director, screenwriter and actor of the silent film, silent era. Paton mostly worked with Universal Pictures, Universal, and is accredited with directing 67 films ...
. 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. ...
.
Cast
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Claire Anderson as Genevieve
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Harry Carter as Indigo
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Leo D. Maloney
Leo Daniel Maloney (January 4, 1888 – November 2, 1929) was an American film actor, film director, director, film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era.
Biography
Leo Daniel Maloney was born on January 4, 188 ...
as Jerry
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Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin (12 March 1880 – 22 January 1957) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1948, both silent and "talkies", including a starring role in Australian film ''For Australia'' in 1915. ...
as Sydney
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Joseph W. Girard
* Frank Tokunaga
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Fontaine La Rue
Matilda Fernández, stage name Fontaine La Rue (July 18, 1890 in Hermosillo, Mexico – September 13, 1964) was an American silent film actress appearing in films from 1918 to 1929. Her career ended with the advent of talkies.
She was one of s ...
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Jack Richardson
See also
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List of American films of 1920
This list of American films of 1920 is a compilation of American films that were released in the year 1920.
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List of film serials
A list of film serials by year of release.
1910s
1920s
1930s
(Film prints exist unless noted otherwise)
1940s
1950s
See also
* Serial (film)
* List of film serials by studio
References
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List of film serials by studio
This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered ...
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
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References
External links
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''The Fatal Sign'' at silentera.com
1920 films
1920 crime drama films
1920 lost films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
American silent serial films
Arrow Film Corporation films
English-language crime drama films
Films directed by Stuart Paton
Lost American crime drama films
Lost silent American films
Silent American crime drama films
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