A Manhattan Knight Explained

A Manhattan Knight
Director:	George Beranger
Producer:	William Fox
Starring:	George Walsh Virginia Hammond William H. Budd Warren Cook Jack Hopkins William T. Hayes
Cinematography:	John W. Boyle
Studio:	Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent film (English intertitles)

A Manhattan Knight is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by George Beranger and starring George Walsh, Virginia Hammond, William H. Budd, Warren Cook, Jack Hopkins, and William T. Hayes. It is based on the 1911 novel Find the Woman by Gelett Burgess.^[1] The film was released by Fox Film Corporation in March 1920.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• George Walsh as John Fenton
• Virginia Hammond as Belle Charmion
• William H. Budd as Gordon Brewster
• Warren Cook as Their Uncle
• Jack Hopkins as Crook Butler
• William T. Hayes as The Family Doctor
• Cedric Ellis as A Medium
• Charles Slattery as Detective
• Louis Wolheim as Mangus O'Shea
• John Raymond as Stool Pigeon
• Walter Mann as Sproul
• Pauline Garon as His Daughter
• Billy Sullivan as Her Sweetheart
• L.J. O'Connor as Another Detective

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.^[5]

Notes and References

1. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film, p.63 c.1999 Alan Goble
2. Web site: A Manhattan Knight. afi.com. March 21, 2018.
3. Web site: A Manhattan Knight. AllMovie. March 21, 2018.
4. Web site: A Manhattan Knight. TCM.com. March 21, 2018.
5. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7353/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: A Manhattan Knight