The Hand of Peril
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
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| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur |
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| Edited by | Clarence Brown |
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| Distributed by | World Film |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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The Hand of Peril is a 1916 American silent crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring House Peters, June Elvidge and Ralph Delmore.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ben Carré.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- House Peters as James Kestner
- June Elvidge as Maura Lambert
- Ralph Delmore as Frank Lambert
- Doris Sawyer as 'Bull's Eye' Cherry
- Roy Pilcher as Tony Morello
Production
[edit | edit source]On January 23, 1916, Tourneur was given the scenario for a film based on Arthur Stringer's 1915 novel The Hand of Peril.[2]
As the film required showing action in multiple rooms at the same time, a three-story house with nine rooms was constructed on the Paragon Studios lot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[3] An abandoned pier in South Brooklyn was completely reconstructed for use in the film.[2]
Reception
[edit | edit source]In a review published in Billboard, the cast were praised for their "capable" acting and the film was praised for the "high quality" of photography and direction.[1]
References
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External links
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