The Copperhead (1920 film)
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The Copperhead is a 1920
silent
film historical drama based on a novel by Frederick Landis and a play by Augustus Thomas
. The star of this film is Lionel Barrymore
who won acclaim in the play version on Broadway, and who appeared in the play and this movie with his first wife Doris Rankin
. A print of this film has been screened in recent years.
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
silent
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...
film historical drama based on a novel by Frederick Landis and a play by Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a doctor, he worked a number of jobs including a page in the 41st Congress, studying law and gaining some practical railway work experience before he turned to journalism and became editor of the Kansas City Mirror...
. The star of this film is Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
who won acclaim in the play version on Broadway, and who appeared in the play and this movie with his first wife Doris Rankin
Doris Rankin
Doris Rankin was an American film actress and the younger daughter of actor McKee Rankin and an unnamed actress though Rankin was married to actress Kitty Blanchard. She was married to actor Lionel Barrymore from 1904-1923. Her older sister, Gladys Rankin, was married to Lionel's uncle Sidney Drew...
. A print of this film has been screened in recent years.
Cast
- Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
- Milt Shanks - William P. Carleton - Lt. Tom Hardy
- Francis Joyner - Newt Gillespie (*billed Frank Joyner)
- Richard Carlyle - Lem Tollard
- Arthur Rankin - Joey
- Leslie Stowe - Brother Andrew
- Nicholas Schroell - Abraham Lincoln
- William David - Tom Hardy
- Harry Bartlett - Dr. James
- Jack Ridgeway - Theodore Roosevelt
- Mayor N.M. Cartmell - Captain Mercer
- Doris RankinDoris RankinDoris Rankin was an American film actress and the younger daughter of actor McKee Rankin and an unnamed actress though Rankin was married to actress Kitty Blanchard. She was married to actor Lionel Barrymore from 1904-1923. Her older sister, Gladys Rankin, was married to Lionel's uncle Sidney Drew...
- Mrs. Shanks - Carolyn Lee - Grandma Perley
- Anne CornwallAnne CornwallAnne Cornwall , was an American actress. She performed for forty years in many early silent film productions starting in 1918, and later in talkies, until 1959. She was first married to writer/director Charles Maigne, then later to Los Angeles Engineer Ellis Wing Taylor...
- Madeline - Francis Haldorn - Elsie
