The Decoy is a 1916

1916 in film

The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....

 American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 black and white silent

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 short drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by William Garwood

William Garwood

William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....

, and starring William Garwood, Edward Brady, Lois Wilson, Wadsworth Harris

Wadsworth Harris

Wadsworth Harris was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 46 films between 1911 and 1936.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Los Angeles, California from pneumonia.-Selected filmography:...

 and Frank MacQuarrie

Frank MacQuarrie

Frank MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Murdock MacQuarrie.-Filmography:* The Lone Hand...

. The film premiered on October 19, 1916. The film is said to be a story of "revenge and intrigue" with its scenes set in Paris according to the Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association writing about the film in 1916.

Cast

• William Garwood
  William Garwood
  William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....
  
   - Raymond Everard
• Edward Brady - Morat
• Lois Wilson - Raymond's Mother
• Wadsworth Harris
  Wadsworth Harris
  Wadsworth Harris was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 46 films between 1911 and 1936.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Los Angeles, California from pneumonia.-Selected filmography:...
  
   -Raymond's Father
• Frank MacQuarrie
  Frank MacQuarrie
  Frank MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Murdock MacQuarrie.-Filmography:* The Lone Hand...
  
  
• Jack Connolly