The Nth Commandment Explained

The Nth Commandment
Director:	Frank Borzage
Producer:	Cosmopolitan Productions
Starring:	Colleen Moore
Cinematography:	Chester A. Lyons
Studio:	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Nth Commandment is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Colleen Moore. It is based on a story, The Nth Commandment, by Fannie Hurst, a well-known novelist of the day.^{[1] [2]}

The film's title jests somewhat Cecil B. DeMille's upcoming epic The Ten Commandments (1923) which was released later that same year.

Cast

• Colleen Moore as Sarah Juke
• James W. Morrison as Harry Smith
• Eddie Phillips as Jimmie Fitzgibbons
• Charlotte Merriam as Angine Sprunt
• George Cooper as Max Plute
• Mary Marguerite as Little Girl (uncredited)

Preservation

An incomplete copy of The Nth Commandment is in the Library of Congress collection.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• • • Lantern slide

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NthCommandment1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Nth Commandment
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11039 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Nth Commandment
3. Catalog of Holdings of The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 129, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2075/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Nth Commandment