The Face at the Window (1913 film)

The Face at the Window
Produced byKalem Company
StarringEarle Foxe
Irene Boyle
Stuart Holmes
Release date
  • March 26, 1913 (March 26, 1913)
Running time
Short (1,000 feet)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Face at the Window is a 1913 American short silent film drama produced by the Kalem Company. The film starred Earle Foxe, Irene Boyle and Stuart Holmes in the lead roles.

Plot

As described in a 1913 blurb: "The foreman of the sawmill misconstrues the disappearance of his ward who has taken drastic measures to protect her guardian's interests. A startling incident reveals the girl's motive."[2]

Reception

Moving Picture World described the "first few scenes as a bit wearisome, because it cannot be seen that they are aiming at any particular story, but toward the end it does present a definite situation that holds. ... We didn't expect to see the girl take that dive into the river after the villainous thief, and it gave us a thrill, and there are one or two other good things in the picture." The review complimented the film for "some pretty backgrounds, but mostly they are out of focus."[3]

Cast

The Face at the Window was among the offerings at the Dixie Theatre in Bryan, Texas for March 28, 1913.
  • Earle Foxe as Harold
  • Irene Boyle as Ruth
  • James Ross as Edward (mill owner)[4]
  • Stuart Holmes as the thief

References

  1. ^ Complete Record of Current Films, Motography (April 5, 1913) (lists licensed date of March 26, 1913, and length of 1,000 feet)
  2. ^ (3 May 1913). The Orpheum, Daily East Oregonian, p. 6
  3. ^ "The Face at the Window" (review), Moving Picture World (April 12, 1913), p. 164
  4. ^ Motion Picture Story Magazine (July 1913), p. 133 (answers reader question to identify Irene Boyle as Ruth, James Ross as Edward, and Earle Foxe as Harold)