''The Misleading Lady'' is a 1916 American silent

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directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring Henry B. Walthall, Edna Mayo and

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. It is an adaptation of the play of the same title by

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and Charles W. Goddard which was made into films on several occasions. It marked the screen debut of Edward Arnold.

Cast

* Henry B. Walthall as Jack Craiger * Edna Mayo as Helen Steele *

as Henry Tracey * Edward Arnold as Sidney Parker *

Harry Dunkinson Harry Dunkinson (December 16, 1876 – March 14, 1936) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1912 and 1935. He was born in New York City and died in California. Dunkinson began acting on stage when ...

as Boney * John Junior as Keen Fitzpatrick * John Cossar as John W. Cannell * Charles J. Stine as Innkeeper * Grant Mitchell as Stephen Weatherbeea * Renee Clemmons as Jane Wentworth *

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as Mrs. Cannell

Production

This is the first film version of the play. It was shot at the

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studios.

Release and reception

The film, that had five reels, was released on 10 January 1916. "This is a story of a primitive wooing ... Arthur Berthelet has made the most of this stirring drama.", wrote ''The Moving Picture World.''

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1916 films 1916 comedy-drama films Silent American comedy-drama films Films directed by Arthur Berthelet American silent feature films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films Essanay Studios films 1910s American films English-language comedy-drama films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub