''The Iced Bullet'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

Reginald Barker Reginald C. Barker (April 2, 1886 – February 23, 1945) was a pioneer film director. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, ...

and starring William Desmond, Robert McKim and

J. Barney Sherry J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from cardio ...

.Langman p.183 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Robert Brunton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Cast

* William Desmond as The Author / Horace Lee * Robert McKim as Donald Greene *

as Richard Deering * Margaret Thompson as Evelyn Deering * Joseph J. Dowling as The Butler *

Jerome Storm Jerome Storm (November 11, 1890 – July 10, 1958) was an American film director, actor, and writer. He acted in 48 films between 1914 and 1941 and directed 47 films between 1918 and 1932. He was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Desert ...

as Butler's Son *

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as Joe *

J. Frank Burke ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...

as The Specialist *

as Self *

C. Gardner Sullivan Charles Gardner Sullivan (September 18, 1884 – September 5, 1965) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was a prolific writer with more than 350 films among his credits. In 1924, the magazine ''Story World'' selected him on a ...

as Self

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 mystery films American silent feature films American mystery films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by Reginald Barker 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent mystery films {{mystery-film-stub