The Story Without a Name is a 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Irvin Willat and based on a novel by Arthur Stringer, which was published in conjunction with the film. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures and stars Agnes Ayres.[1] A contest run by Photoplay magazine asked viewers to select a title for the film for a prize of $5,000, with the alternative title Without Warning selected as the winning entry.
| The Story Without a Name | |
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| Directed by | Irvin Willat |
| Written by | Victor Irvin (scenario) |
| Based on | The Story Without a Name by Arthur Stringer |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Agnes Ayres |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A 1952 film noir with the title Without Warning! had a working title of The Story Without a Name, but the plots of the two films are quite different.[2]
Cast edit
- Agnes Ayres as Mary Walsworth
- Antonio Moreno as Alan Holt
- Tyrone Power, Sr. as Drakma (credited as Tyrone Power)
- Louis Wolheim as Kurder
- Dagmar Godowsky as Claire
- Jack Lionel Bohm as Don Powell
- Maurice Costello as The Cripple
- Frank Currier as Admiral Walsworth
- Ivan Linow as Lab assistant
Preservation edit
With no prints of The Story Without a Name located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References edit
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Story Without a Name at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Story Without a name
External links edit
- The Story Without a Name at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Stringer, Arthur (1924), The Story Without a Name, New York: Grosset & Dunlap (with stills), on the Internet Archive
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