The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde explained

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Director:	Will S. Davis
Production Companies:	Life Photo Film Corp.

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (released in 1920 as The Valley of Night) is a 1915 American drama silent black and white film directed by Will S. Davis.^{[1] [2]} It is based on the play of the same name by Victor Mapes and Louis Forest. The film is lost.^[3]

This film, The Case of Becky (1915) and The Brand of Satan (1917) established a basic framework of representation which is still often utilized (the split personality).^[4]

Cast

• Lionel Barrymore as Judge Randolph Legarde
• Edna Pendleton as Amelia Garside
• William H. Tooker as Inspector Barton
• Roy Applegate as Big Charles
• T.W.M. Draper
• August Balfour
• Charles E. Graham
• Arthur Morrison
• Ed Roseman
• Thomas O'Keefe
• Betty Young

Bibliography

• Book: American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913–1929 . John T. . Soister . Henry . Nicolella . Steve . Joyce . . 10 January 2014 . 830 . 9780786487905.

Notes and References

1. Book: Menefee, David W. . The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era . David W. Menefee . BearManor Media . 26 November 2012 . 1867.
2. Book: Liebman, Roy . Broadway Actors in Films, 1894–2015 . . 7 February 2017 . 267 . 9781476626154.
3. The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde.” Library of Congress, memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4536/default.html. Accessed 16 Nov. 2020.
4. Book: Packer, Sharon . Mental Illness in Popular Culture . . 24 May 2017 . 36 . 9781440843891.