The Honor System (film)
1917 film
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The Honor System is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Milton Sills and Cora Drew. The film established Walsh as a director.[1] It was based on a novel of the same name by Henry Christeen Warnack.[2]
Directed byRaoul Walsh
(ass't director:J. Gordon Cooper)
(ass't director:J. Gordon Cooper)
Screenplay byRaoul Walsh (scenario)
Hettie Gray Baker (titles)
Hettie Gray Baker (titles)
Based onThe Honor System
by Henry Christeen Warnack
by Henry Christeen Warnack
Produced byWilliam Fox
| The Honor System | |
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh (ass't director:J. Gordon Cooper) |
| Screenplay by | Raoul Walsh (scenario) Hettie Gray Baker (titles) |
| Based on | The Honor System by Henry Christeen Warnack |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Milton Sills Miriam Cooper |
| Cinematography | Georges Benoit Len Powers George Richter |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 10 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Milton Sills as Joseph Stanton
- Cora Drew as His Mother
- James A. Marcus as Governor John Hunter
- Arthur Mackley as Steven Holt
- Miriam Cooper as Edith
- George Walsh as Jack Taylor
- Charles Clary as Crales Harrington
- Gladys Brockwell as Trixie Bennett
- Roy Rice as Three-Fingered Louis
- Pomeroy Cannon as James Phelan
- Johnny Reese as Mugsey
Preservation
With no prints of The Honor System located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films.[2]
