''The Firing Line'' is a 1919 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
Charles Maigne and starring
Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by
Robert W. Chambers and produced by
Famous Players–Lasky.
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...
distributed the film.
Cast
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Irene Castle as Sheila Cardross
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Isabel West as Mrs. Cardross
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May Kitson as Constance Paliser
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Anne Cornwall as Cecile Cardross
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Gladys Coburn
Gladys Coburn was an actor, actress in theater and films. She had starring roles during the silent film era including in the 1917 film ''The Primitive Call'' and the 1920 film ''Heart Strings (1920 film), Heart Strings''. She also performed in the ...
as Jessie Bradley
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Vernon Steele as John Garrett "Garry" Hamil III (credited as R. Vernon Steele)
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David Powell as Louis Malcourt
*J. H. Gilmore as Neville Cardross
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Frank Losee as James Wayward
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Rudolph de Cordova as One of the Faithful Three
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Charles Craig as One of Faithful Three
*Philip S. Rice as One of Faithful Three
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Robert Schable as William Portlaw
*Jane Warrington as Virginia Suydam
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Shaw Lovett as Gary Cardross
Reception
Variety's review was mostly negative, criticizing the lackluster story for missing "complete effect" and stated that "The pity is that this feature is not better."
Preservation
With no prints of ''The Firing Line'' located in any film archives, it is considered 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. ...
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References
External links
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1919 films
American silent feature films
Lost American drama films
Films directed by Charles Maigne
Paramount Pictures films
Films based on American novels
Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers
1919 drama films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1919 lost films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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