Duds (film) explained

Duds
Director:	Thomas R. Mills
Starring:	Tom Moore Naomi Childers Christine Mayo Edwin Stevens Lionel Belmore Edwin Wallock
Cinematography:	Otto Brautigan
Studio:	Goldwyn Pictures
Distributor:	Goldwyn Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Duds is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas R. Mills, and starring Tom Moore, Naomi Childers, Christine Mayo, Edwin Stevens, Lionel Belmore, and Edwin Wallock. It is based on the Saturday Evening Post story of the same name by Henry C. Rowland, which became a novel shortly before the film was released. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on February 22, 1920.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Tom Moore as Phoebe Plunkett
• Naomi Childers as Olga Karakoff
• Christine Mayo as Patricia Melton
• Edwin Stevens as Karakoff
• Lionel Belmore as Rosenthal
• Edwin Wallock as Durand
• Clarence Wilson as Jues
• Milton Ross as Slater (as H. Milton Ross)
• Betty Lindley as Helen Crosby
• Florence Deshon as Marquise
• Jack Richardson as Pat's Pal

Preservation

Duds is now considered to be a lost film.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duds. afi.com. April 30, 2018.
2. Web site: Duds. AllMovie. April 30, 2018.
3. Web site: Duds. TCM.com. April 30, 2018.
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4918/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Duds