The Shock (1923 film)
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The Shock is a 1923
film directed by Lambert Hillyer
and starring Lon Chaney
as a cripple named Wilse Dilling. The film was based on a story by William Dudley Pelley
. It is interesting to note that this is one of the few Chaney films where he gets the girl.
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...
film directed by Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948....
and starring Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
as a cripple named Wilse Dilling. The film was based on a story by William Dudley Pelley
William Dudley Pelley
William Dudley Pelley was an American extremist and spiritualist who founded the Silver Legion in 1933, and ran for President in 1936 for the Christian Party.-Family:...
. It is interesting to note that this is one of the few Chaney films where he gets the girl.
Cast
- Lon ChaneyLon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
as Wilse Dilling - Virginia ValliVirginia ValliVirginia Valli was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s....
as Gertrude Hadley - Jack MowerJack MowerJack Mower was an American film actor. He appeared in 526 films between 1914 and 1962.He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Destination Tokyo...
as Jack Cooper - William WelshWilliam Welsh (actor)William Welsh was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 153 films between 1912 and 1936.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Micha Hadley - Henry A. BarrowsHenry A. BarrowsHenry Arthur Barrows was an American actor in films from 1913 to 1936.Henry Barrows was born in Saco, Maine. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1945 and was interred there in the Los Angeles National Cemetery...
as John Cooper, Sr. - Christine MayoChristine MayoChristine Mayo was a silent film actress whose Hollywood career spanned the years from 1915–1924. She was featured in vampire roles produced by Fox Film Corporation, Metro Pictures, World Film Corporation,and Ivan Film Productions, Inc...
as Ann Cardington, AKA "Queen Anne" - Harry De VereHarry De VereHarry De Vere was an American silent film actor.He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1914 and starred in about 70 films until his death in 1923....
as Olaf Wismer - John Beck as Bill
- Walter LongWalter Long (actor)Walter Huntley Long was an American character actor in films from the 1910s. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.-Career:He appeared in many D. W...
as The Captain - Bob KortmanBob KortmanBob Kortman was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies...
as Henchman