| The Splendid Crime | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Written by | Violet Clark |
| Story by | William C. deMille |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Bebe Daniels Neil Hamilton |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Splendid Crime is a 1926 American crime drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Bebe Daniels. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Jenny, a young woman who is the leader of a band of crooks, is put on the straight road by Bob Van Dyke, a young man whose house she was attempting to rob. Later, the young man who caused Jenny to reform her life becomes involved in a shady transaction. The young woman after she learns this takes action and saves him from his indiscretion. The pair eventually fall in love and become honestly successful.
Cast
- Bebe Daniels as Jenny
- Neil Hamilton as Bob Van Dyke
- Anne Cornwall as Beth Van Dyke
- Anthony Jowitt as John Norton
- Fred Walton as Dugan
- Lloyd Corrigan as Kelly
- Mickey McBan as The Kid
- Josephine Crowell as Mary
- Marcelle Corday as Madame Denise
Preservation
With no prints of The Splendid Crime located in any film archives, it is a lost film.
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Splendid Crime, AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "New Pictures: The Splendid Crime". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (3). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 81 January 2, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Splendid Crime, Library of Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- The Splendid Crime at Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1926 Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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- 1926 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American crime drama films
- Films directed by William C. deMille
- Films based on short fiction
- Paramount Pictures films
- English-language crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1926 crime drama films
- 1926 lost films
- 1920s American films
- Silent American crime drama films
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