Faith is a 1916

1916 in film

The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....

 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 directed by James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood, Sr.

James Kirkwood, Sr. was an American actor and director....

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Plot

Faith is an orphan who befriends Mark Strong, an alcoholic lawyer. While Mark is trying to get sober again, Faith is falsely accused for theft and is arrested. Mark immediately comes to the rescue.

Cast

• Mary Miles Minter
  Mary Miles Minter
  Mary Miles Minter was an American film actress of the silent film era.-Early life and rise to stardom:Born Juliet Reilly in Shreveport, Louisiana, Minter was the daughter of Broadway actress Charlotte Shelby...
  
   - Faith
• Perry Banks
  Perry Banks
  Perry Banks was a Canadian silent film actor of the early period.He starred with William Garwood in films such as Sir Galahad of Twilight.-Selected filmography:...
  
   - Mark Strong
• Clarence Burton
  Clarence Burton
  Clarence Burton was an American silent film actor....
  
   - John Thorpe
• Lizette Thorne
  Lizette Thorne
  Lizette Thorne was an English-born silent film actress. She starred in 45 films in her career, includingThe Thoroughbred and The Bruiser with actress Charlotte Burton. Thorne was signed into film in 1912 and retired in 1921.-External links:...
  
   - Helen
• Margaret Shelby
  Margaret Shelby
  Margaret Shelby was an American stage and motion picture actress, daughter of actress Charlotte Shelby, older sister of silent film star Mary Miles Minter and one of many public figures noted in the scandals which followed the murder of William Desmond Taylor in 1922.-Film career:Born as Margaret...
  
   - Laura
• Josephine Taylor - Mrs. Thorpe
• Gertrude Le Brandt
  Gertrude Le Brandt
  Gertrude Le Brandt was an American silent film actress.She entered film in 1916 in Youth's Endearing Charm with actors such as Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter.-Filmography:...
  
   - Mrs. Stimson

Reception

The New York Times

The New York Times

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noticed the studio tried to make leading actress Minter famous with this picture, but gave all credit to Banks, stating he "walked away with this film".

The film is now believed to be lost.