The Destroying Angel

1923 silent film
  • August 19, 1923 (1923-08-19)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Destroying Angel is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers and Noah Beery.[1]

The film is based on Louis Joseph Vance's 1912 novel of the same name.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law
  • John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker
  • Noah Beery as Curtis Drummond
  • Ford Sterling as Max Weil
  • Mitchell Lewis as 'Strangler' Olsen
  • Philip Sleeman as Kidnapper

Preservation

With no prints of The Destroying Angel located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3]

References

  1. ^ Munden p.183
  2. ^ "The Destroying Angel". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Destroying Angel". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

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