The Two Edged Sword
The Two Edged Sword is a 1916 silent Vitagraph drama directed by George D. Baker. The film was written by Eugene V. Brewster and Lillian Case Russell, and it starred Edith Storey and Evart Overton.[1]
| The Two Edged Sword | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George D. Baker |
| Screenplay by | Lillian Case Russell Eugene V. Webster |
| Starring | Edith Storey |
| Cinematography | Joseph Shelderfer |
Release date | March 20, 1916 (USA) |
| Language | Silent (with English intertitles) |
Plot
A bored married woman (Josephine Earle) tired of her workaholic novelist husband (Jed Brooks) embarks on a trip with her friend and meets a handsome farmer she begins a fling with. The farmer (Logan Paul) falls head over heels, but the woman doesn't take it seriously. When her husband pays a surprise visit to the farm, the farmer realizes he's been had, and after the husband beats him in a fight, he commits suicide. His enraged sister (Edith Storey) vows vengeance.[2][3]
Cast
- Edith Storey as Mary Brooks
- Evart Overton as Jed Brooks
- Josephine Earl as Dorothy Allen
- Robert Gaillard as Gordon Allen
- Logan Paul as Farmer Brooks
Production
The film was shot in the fall of 1915.[4]
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References
- "10 May 1916, Page 1 - The Daily Republican at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- "14 Apr 1916, Page 9 - Asheville Citizen-Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
- "1 Nov 1915, Page 5 - The Scranton Republican at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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