The Power of a Lie

The Power of a Lie
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Directed by	George Archainbaud
Screenplay by	Charles Kenyon
Based on	The Power of a Lie by Johan Bojer
Starring	Mabel Julienne Scott David Torrence Maude George Ruby Lafayette Earl Metcalfe June Elvidge
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	December 24, 1922 (1922-12-24) (Chicago) January 7, 1923 (1923-01-07) (United States)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Power of a Lie is a 1922 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Kenyon. It is based on the 1908 novel The Power of a Lie by Johan Bojer. The film stars Mabel Julienne Scott, David Torrence, Maude George, Ruby Lafayette, Earl Metcalfe, and June Elvidge. The film was released on January 7, 1923, by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Richard Burton (Metcalfe), engaged to Betty (Scott), the sister of his friend John Hammond (Torrence), has led a drunken and generally dissipated existence. Despite his wife Joan's (George) injunction to let Richard shift for himself, John resolves to give Richard a final chance to become respectful. He endorses Richard's note for $10,000 to let the latter start an architectural business. Richard hopes that by hard work and success to win back Betty, who has broken their engagement. Betty's determination to drop Richard is the result of her reading of a wild orgy in which he took part. John was also present at the occasion as that was when he endorsed Richard's note. In order to shield his reputation, John evades his wife's question regarding the financial aid given Richard and denies that he was at the party. John's lie leads to a big social scandal with Richard branded as a forger, and a number of complications result. One lie leads to another, and it is not until a trial takes place that vindicates Richard is the tangle straightened out. Richard reestablishes himself in Betty's favor.

Cast

Mabel Julienne Scott as Betty Hammond
David Torrence as John Hammond
Maude George as Joan Hammond
Ruby Lafayette as Mrs. Hammond
Earl Metcalfe as Richard Burton
June Elvidge as Lily Cardington
Phillips Smalley as Jeremiah Smith
Stanton Heck as Mr. Lawrence
Winston Miller as Julian Hammond

Preservation

With no copies of The Power of a Lie located in any film archives, it is a lost film.^[5]

References

^ "The Power of a Lie (1923) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ Janiss Garza. "Power of a Lie (1922) - George Archainbaud". AllMovie. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "The Power of a Lie". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "The Power of a Lie: Universal Photoplay in Five Parts". Exhibitor's Trade Review. 13 (8). East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc.: 422 January 20, 1923.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Power of a Lie

External links

The Power of a Lie at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by George Archainbaud
1910s	As Man Made Her (1917) The Iron Ring (1917) The Brand of Satan (1917) Yankee Pluck (1917) A Maid of Belgium (1917) Diamonds and Pearls (1917) The Awakening (1917) The Divine Sacrifice (1918) The Love Cheat (1919) A Damsel in Distress (1919)
1920s	In Walked Mary (1920) The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes (1920) What Women Want (1920) Marooned Hearts (1920) The Wonderful Chance (1920) The Pleasure Seekers (1920) The Miracle of Manhattan (1921) A Man of Stone (1921) Clay Dollars (1921) The Girl from Nowhere (1921) Handcuffs or Kisses (1921) Under Oath (1922) Evidence (1922) The Power of a Lie (1922) One Week of Love (1922) The Midnight Guest (1923) Cordelia the Magnificent (1923) The Common Law (1923) The Shadow of the Desert (1924) The Storm Daughter (1924) The Plunderer (1924) For Sale (1924) Single Wives (1924) Christine of the Hungry Heart (1924) The Mirage (1924) Enticement (1925) Scarlet Saint (1925) The Necessary Evil (1925) What Fools Men (1925) Puppets (1926) Men of Steel (1926) The Silent Lover (1926) Easy Pickings (1927) Night Life (1927) The Grain of Dust (1928) The Man in Hobbles (1928) Bachelor's Paradise (1928) A Woman Against the World (1928) Ladies of the Night Club (1928) The Tragedy of Youth (1928) George Washington Cohen (1928) Two Men and a Maid (1929) The College Coquette (1929) Broadway Scandals (1929)
1930s	Alias French Gertie (1930) Framed (1930) Shooting Straight (1930) The Silver Horde (1930) The Lady Refuses (1931) Three Who Loved (1931) Thirteen Women (1932) The Lost Squadron (1932) The Penguin Pool Murder (1932) Men of Chance (1932) State's Attorney (1932) After Tonight (1933) The Big Brain (1933) Murder on the Blackboard (1934) Keep 'Em Rolling (1934) Thunder in the Night (1935) Hideaway Girl (1936) My Marriage (1936) The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) Clarence Hotel Haywire (1937) Blonde Trouble (1937) Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) Campus Confessions (1938) Her Jungle Love (1938) Thanks for the Memory (1938) Night Work (1939) Some Like It Hot (1939) Boy Trouble (1939)
1940s	Comin' Round the Mountain (1940) Opened by Mistake (1940) Untamed (1940) Flying with Music (1942) False Colors (1943) The Kansan (1943) The Woman of the Town (1943) Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943) Texas Masquerade (1944) Mystery Man (1944) The Big Bonanza (1944) Alaska (1944) Girls of the Big House (1945) The Devil's Playground (1946) Dangerous Venture (1947) Fool's Gold (1947) Hoppy's Holiday (1947) King of the Wild Horses (1947) The Marauders (1947) The Millerson Case (1947) Unexpected Guest (1947) Borrowed Trouble (1948) The Dead Don't Dream (1948) Silent Conflict (1948) Sinister Journey (1948) False Paradise (1948) Strange Gamble (1948)
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