Siege
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6424 feet
Directed by Sven Gade
Cast: Virginia Valli [Frederika], Eugene O’Brien [Kenyon Ruyland], Mary Alden [Aunt Augusta], Marc MacDermott (Marc McDermott) [Morval Ruyland], Harry Lorraine [Dawley Cole], Beatrice Burnham [Alberta Ruyland], Helen Dunbar [Frederika’s mother]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Harvey Thew, from the novel Siege by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Additional cinematography by Charles Stumar. / © 10 June 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21557]. Released [?] 14 July or 27 September? 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was subsequently filmed as Mother’s Millions (1929).
Drama.
Synopsis: Synopsis available in Hirschhorn-Universal p. 48.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Corporate control - Deaf persons - Death: Suicide - Families: Mother-in-laws - Stocks
Listing updated: 6 October 2009.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 9, 140; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 55; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 48; Sarris-Sternberg p. 10; Schuchman-Hollywood pp. 35, 112 : Website-AFI.
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