The Destroying Angel Explained

The Destroying Angel should not be confused with Destroying angel.

The Destroying Angel
Director:	W.S. Van Dyke
Studio:	Leah Baird Productions
Distributor:	Associated Exhibitors
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Destroying Angel is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers and Noah Beery.^[1]

The film is based on Louis Joseph Vance's 1912 novel of the same name.^[2]

Cast

• Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law
• John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker
• Noah Beery as Curtis Drummond
• Ford Sterling as Max Weil
• Mitchell Lewis as 'Strangler' Olsen
• Philip Sleeman as Kidnapper

Preservation

With no prints of The Destroying Angel located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3]

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p.183
2. Web site: The Destroying Angel . afi.com . March 22, 2024.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: The Destroying Angel . March 22, 2024 . Library of Congress.