''The Tell-Tale Step'' is a 1917 American silent

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 ...

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

Burton George Burton, Burtons, or Burton's may refer to: Companies * Burton (retailer), a clothing retailer ** Burton's, Abergavenny, a shop built for the company in 1937 **The Montague Burton Building, Dublin a shop built for the company between 1929 and ...

and starring Pat O'Malley, Shirley Mason and Guido Colucci.Bertellini p.372

Cast

* Pat O'Malley as Hugh Graham * Shirley Mason as Lucia * Guido Colucci as Giovanni Pallazzi * Charles Sutton as Luigi *

Robert Huggins Robert Alan Huggins is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the School of Engineering at Stanford University and Honorary Professor at the University of Kiel and the University of Ulm. He was previously Chi ...

as Pietro *

Nellie Grant Ellen Wrenshall Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of President of the United States, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady of the United States, First Lady Julia Grant. At the age of 16, Nelli ...

as Rosetta *

Bigelow Cooper Jackson Bigelow Cooper (December 21, 1867 – 1953) was an American stage and screen character actor prominent in the silent film era. Biography Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1867, Cooper's early acting experience came in stock theater, including ...

as Dimitri *

Sally Crute Sally Crute (born Sally C. Kirby, June 27, 1886 – August 12, 1971) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before entering motion pictures Crute performed on stage. Crute was generally ca ...

as Beverly Winton * Jessie Stevens as Hugh's Mother *

Leonora von Ottinger Leonora or Leonara may refer to: People *Leonora (given name), a feminine given name *Leonora of Castile (disambiguation) *Leonora of England (1162–1216), Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile * Leonora (singer) (born 19 ...

as Mrs. Arbuthnot * Grace Morrissey as Miss Stryver *

Robert Brower Robert Brower (July 14, 1850 – December 8, 1934) was an actor who appeared in many American films. He appeared in several Edison films. He was lauded for his "characterizations" including in ''Apples of Sodom''. Brower was born in Point Pleas ...

as Doctor Oppenheim

References

Bibliography

Giorgio Bertellini Giorgio Bertellini an Italian-American media historian who specializes in the ways national and racial diversity informed American cinema's representation of citizenship, stardom, and leadership during the era of migrations, fascism, and World ...

. ''Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque''. Indiana University Press, 2010.

External links

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