The Dormant Power Explained

The Dormant Power
Director:	Travers Vale
Producer:	William A. Brady
Cinematography:	Max Schneider
Studio:	Peerless Productions
Distributor:	World Film
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States

The Dormant Power is a 1917 American silent drama film, directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Montagu Love and Muriel Ostriche.^[1]

Cast

• Ethel Clayton as Christine Brent
• Joseph Herbert as James Brent
• Edward Langford as Carl Randolph
• Montagu Love as Maurice Maxwell
• Muriel Ostriche as Metta
• George Morgan as Brinkerhoff

Preservation

A complete print of The Dormant Power is held by the EYE Filmmuseum.^[2]

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

Notes and References

1. Langman p.57
2. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.979/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Dormant Power