The Sign of the Spade explained

The Sign of the Spade
Director:	Murdock MacQuarrie
Studio:	American Film Manufacturing Company
Starring:	Allan Forrest
Cinematography:	Robert Doreau
Distributor:	Mutual Film Company
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent..English titles

The Sign of the Spade is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Murdock MacQuarrie and starring Allan Forrest and Helene Rosson. It was distributed through the Mutual Film Company.^[1]

Cast

• Allan Forrest - Howard Lamson
• Helene Rosson - Shirley Lamson
• Warren Ellsworth - Wallace Thorpe
• Harvey Clark - Old Deefy/James Fenton (*as Harvey Clarke)
• Clarence Burton - Dave Harmon
• Robert Miller - Theodore Roosevelt Jenkins
• George Gebhardt - Tony Rimonetti

Preservation status

The film is preserved (in nitrate) at the Library of Congress.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detail view of Movies Page. Afi.com. 11 October 2017.
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 165, c. 1978, American Film Institute
3. Web site: Sign Of The Spade. 11 October 2017. Memory.loc.gov. 11 October 2017.