The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (released in 1920 as The Valley of Night)[1] is a 1915 American drama silent black and white film directed by Will S. Davis.[2][3] It is based on the play of the same name by Victor Mapes and Louis Forest.[4] The film is lost.[5]
| The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde | |
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| Directed by | Will S. Davis |
| Written by | Jesse J. Goldburg (scenario) |
| Based on | Play by Victor Mapes and Louis Forest |
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This film, The Case of Becky (1915) and The Brand of Satan (1917) established a basic framework of representation which is still often utilized (the split personality).[6]
Cast
edit- Lionel Barrymore as Judge Randolph Legarde
- Edna Pendleton as Amelia Garside
- William H. Tooker as Inspector Barton
- Roy Applegate as Big Charles
- T.W.M. Draper
- August Balfour
- Charles E. Graham
- Arthur Morrison
- Ed Roseman
- Thomas O'Keefe
- Betty Young
References
edit- ^ Soister, Nicolella & Joyce 2014, p. 67.
- ^ Menefee, David W. (26 November 2012). The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. BearManor Media. p. 1867.
- ^ Liebman, Roy (7 February 2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894–2015. McFarland Publishing. p. 267. ISBN 9781476626154.
- ^ Soister, Nicolella & Joyce 2014, p. 111.
- ^ The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde.” Library of Congress, memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4536/default.html. Accessed 16 Nov. 2020.
- ^ Packer, Sharon (24 May 2017). Mental Illness in Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 36. ISBN 9781440843891.
Bibliography
edit- Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (10 January 2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913–1929. McFarland Publishing. p. 830. ISBN 9780786487905.
