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A Woman in Grey
(1920)
Directed by James Vincent
Cast:
Arline Pretty ... Ruth Hope, The Woman in Grey
Henry G. Sell ... Tom Thurston, Amory's Attorney
Fred C. Jones ... J. Havilland Hunter, A Man of Mystery
John Heenan ... Wilfred Amory, Retired Attorney
Margaret Fielding ... Paula Dunne, Amory's Niece
Ann Brody ... Miss Traill, Companion to Ruth Hope
Jane Mair ... Grace Carleton
Jack Newton ... Ralph Gordon
J.W. Driscoll ... Dr. Lepell
This 15 chapter serial is considered to be "the last of the adult
serials". This is a beautifully photographed, edited action
melodrama, with excellent acting in all roles. Produced in
Wilkes-Barre, PA., it has crisp editing, fast action, and carefully
lit and composed interiors and lush pictorial exteriors. This is a
serial of great complexity with the director, the photographer and
title-maker always in absolute control. There is a hint of
Griffith's influence with experimental lighting and camera angles
occurring throughout the film. The extraordinary rhythmic momentum
of the film is never lost despite the films complex plot turns. This
is the best of the surviving serials from the silent era.
226 Minutes |
