A Trick of Fate explained

A Trick of Fate
Director:	Howard Hickman
Producer:	Bessie Barriscale Features
Starring:	Bessie Barriscale
Distributor:	Robertson-Cole
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent..English titles

A Trick of Fate is a 1919 silent film drama directed by Howard Hickman and starring Bessie Barriscale.^[1]

Cast

• Bessie Barriscale - Anna Gerard/Mary Lee
• Gayne Whitman - Richard Crane (*as Alfred Whitman)
• George Field - Pierre La Rouge (as George Fields)
• Josef Swickard - Raoul Garson (*Joe Swickard)
• Joseph J. Dowling - Major Lee (*as Joe Dowling)
• Frank Whitson - John Wentworth

Preservation

With no prints of A Trick of Fate located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[2] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Trick of Fate . afi.com . March 26, 2024.
2. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: A Trick of Fate . March 26, 2024 . Library of Congress.