The Walls of Jericho (1914 film)

The Walls of Jericho
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Directed by	Lloyd B. Carleton James K. Hackett
Written by	Anthony Paul Kelly (scenario) Lloyd B. Carleton (scenario)
Based on	The Walls of Jericho by Alfred Sutro
Starring	Edmund Breese Claire Whitney Walter Hitchcock Stuart Holmes Edward José
Production company	Box Office Attractions Company
Distributed by	Box Office Attractions Company
Release date	November 19, 1914 (1914-11-19)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Walls of Jericho is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton and James K. Hackett. It starring Edmund Breese, Claire Whitney, Walter Hitchcock, Stuart Holmes, and Edward José. It is based on the 1906 play The Walls of Jericho by Alfred Sutro. The film was released by Box Office Attractions Company on November 19, 1914.

Plot

In London, Lady Althea Frobisher, prey to the demon of the game, not only loses large sums at bridge, but also lets herself be ensnared by a suitor, a profligate and libertine man who reveals to her that her husband Jack is actually a murderer wanted by the police. for killing a man in America long ago. The truth, however, is another and will come out when the detective arrives from the United States on the trail of the wanted man: the real culprit is not the husband, but her suitor. Reconciled with Jack, Althea also promises to stop playing cards.

Cast

• Edmund Breese as Jack Frobisher
• Claire Whitney as Lady Althea
• Walter Hitchcock
• Stuart Holmes
• Edward José

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.

See also

• List of lost films
• 1937 Fox vault fire

External links

• The Walls of Jericho at IMDb