The Unknown Quantity (film) explained

The Unknown Quantity
Director:Thomas R. Mills
Starring:Corinne Griffith
Cinematography:Tom Malloy
Distributor:Vitagraph Company of America
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Unknown Quantity is a lost 1919 American silent directed by Thomas R. Mills produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1910 short story of the same name by O. Henry.[1] [2]

Plot

A profiteer's son falls in love with one of his father's victims and secures the acquittal of her brother who was falsely accused of murder.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Alan Globe, ed., The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film (Bowker-Saur) 1999, 999.
  2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=17606 The Unknown Quantity