The Unknown (1915 drama film) explained

The Unknown
Director:	George Melford
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky
Based On:	The Red Mirage by Ida Alexa Ross Wylie
Starring:	Lou Tellegen Theodore Roberts Dorothy Davenport
Studio:	Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels (50 minutes)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Unknown is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by George Melford, it stars Lou Tellegen, Theodore Roberts, and Dorothy Davenport.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Lou Tellegen as Richard Farquhar
• Theodore Roberts as Captain Destinn
• Dorothy Davenport as Nancy Preston
• Hal Clements as Captain Arnaud
• Tom Forman as First Private
• Raymond Hatton as Second Private
• Horace B. Carpenter as Hotel Proprietor
• George Gebhardt
• Lucien Littlefield

Preservation status

A print of this film is preserved in the Library of Congress.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/U/Unknown1915.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Unknown
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419145019/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=16619 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Unknown
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2307/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Unknown
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 198, c.1978 by The American Film Institute