The Woman in the Suitcase

1920 film

January 11, 1920 (1920-01-11)

Running time

60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The full film

The Woman in the Suitcase is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. A print of the film is held by the Library of Congress.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Mary's (Bennett) father James Moreland (Conklin) returns from a business trip to Philadelphia and while searching his suitcase for a promised present, she finds the autographed picture of Dolly Wright (Matthews). Mary does not inform her mother (McDowell) of this fact, but instead decides to save her father from this wicked woman. She advertises for an escort to take about town in a search of the Wright woman. Billy Friske (Lee), the son of the owner of the newspaper, answers the advertisement and they soon discover Moreland at a dance. Mary makes the acquaintance of the young woman and is soon invited to her apartment. There she meets her father, who sees the error of his ways and returns home with Mary. Mary is made happy by the faithful Billy and accepts him as her life partner.^[4]

Cast

Enid Bennett as Mary Moreland
William Conklin as James B. Moreland
Dorcas Matthews as Dolly Wright
Rowland V. Lee as W.H. 'Billy' Fiske (as Roland Lee)
Claire McDowell as Mrs. James B. Moreland
Donald MacDonald as 'Doc' Harrison (as Donald McDonald)
Gladys George as Ethel

References

^ "Silent Era: The Woman in the Suitcase". silentera. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
^ Catalog of Holdings the American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress,... by The American Film Institute, c. 1978
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Woman in the Suitcase
^ "Reviews: The Woman in the Suitcase". Exhibitors Herald. 10 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 64. January 31, 1920.