The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1923 film)
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The Face on the Bar-Room Floor is a 1923
drama film
directed by John Ford
. The film is considered to be lost
. It was adapted from the poem of the same name by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy
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1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
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 John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
. The film is considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. It was adapted from the poem of the same name by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy
Hugh Antoine d'Arcy
Hugh Antoine d'Arcy was a French-born poet and writer and a pioneer executive in the American motion picture industry. He is best known for his 1887 poem, The Face upon the Floor...
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Cast
- Henry B. WalthallHenry B. WalthallHenry Brazeale Walthall was an American film actor.-Career:Walthall began his career as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway in a supporting role in William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide in 1906–1908. His career in movies began in 1908, in the film Rescued from an Eagle's Nest, which also...
- Robert Stevens - Ruth CliffordRuth CliffordRuth Clifford was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era.-Biography:A native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, she attended St...
- Marion Trevor - Ralph Emerson - Dick Von Vleck (as Walter Emerson)
- Frederick Sullivan - Thomas Waring
- Alma BennettAlma BennettAlma Bennett was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 64 films between 1915 and 1931.She was born in Seattle, Washington and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Lottie - Norval MacGregor - Governor
- Michael Dark - Henry Drew
- Gus Saville - Fisherman