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The House of the Tolling Bell
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton

Cast: May McAvoy [Lucy Atherton], Bruce Gordon [Richard Steele], Morgan Thorpe [Anthony Cole], Edward Elkas [Ducros, the innkeeper], Eulalie Jenson (Eulalie Jensen) [Lola], William R. Dunn [Jules La Rocque], Edna Young [Aunt Stella], William Jenkins [‘Old George’]

J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / From the novel The House of the Tolling Bell by Edith Sessions Tupper. Cinematography by William S. Adams. / © 6 August 1920 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LU15406]. Released 5 September 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Mystery.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2068.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 November 2022.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.2068; Drew-Speaking p. 279 : Website-IMDb.