The Hunchback
Encyclopedia
The Hunchback is a 1914
American silent
short drama film
directed by W. Christy Cabanne
and written by Anita Loos
. The film stars William Garwood
, Frank Turner
, Edna Mae Wilson
and Lillian Gish
.
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
American 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...
short drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by W. Christy Cabanne
Christy Cabanne
Christy Cabanne , born William Christy Cabanne, was an American film director, screenwriter and silent film actor. Christy Cabanne was, along with Sam Newfield and William Beaudine, one of the most prolific directors in the history of American film.-Biography:Cabanne graduated from the U.S...
and written by Anita Loos
Anita Loos
Anita Loos was an American screenwriter, playwright and author.-Early life:Born Corinne Anita Loos in Sisson, California , where her father, R. Beers Loos, had opened a tabloid newspaper for which her mother, Minerva "Minnie" Smith did most of the work of a newspaper publisher...
. The film stars William Garwood
William Garwood
William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....
, Frank Turner
F. A. Turner
F. A. Turner was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1914 and 1922. He was born in New York.-Selected filmography:* Home, Sweet Home * The Quicksands...
, Edna Mae Wilson
Edna Mae Wilson
Edna Mae Wilson was an American silent film actress. Signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1913 she only starred in about 15 films between 1913 and 1920 often in only one short film a year often credited alongside William Garwood. She died in New York on 23 July...
and Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987....
.
Cast
- Frank Turner - A Hunchback Peddler
- Lillian Gish - A Young Orphan
- William Garwood - A Young Prospector
- Edna Mae Wilson
- Tom Haverly