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
- 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
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
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
- ^ a b "The Hand of Peril". Billboard. April 1, 1916. p. 60. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Directors Figure in Coincidencee". The Moving Picture World. 28 (2): 269. April 8, 1916.
- ^ "Paragon Studio is Wonder-Place of Convenience". Motion Picture News. 13 (11): 1571. March 18, 1916.
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