Duds (film)

Duds
Advertising of Duds on page 99 (inside back cover) of the March 27, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Directed by	Thomas R. Mills
Written by	Harvey F. Thew
Based on	Duds by Henry C. Rowland
Starring	Tom Moore Naomi Childers Christine Mayo Edwin Stevens Lionel Belmore Edwin Wallock
Cinematography	Otto Brautigan
Production company	Goldwyn Pictures
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	February 22, 1920 (1920-02-22)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Duds is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas R. Mills, and starring Tom Moore, Naomi Childers, Christine Mayo, Edwin Stevens, Lionel Belmore, and Edwin Wallock. It is based on the Saturday Evening Post story of the same name by Henry C. Rowland, which became a novel shortly before the film was released. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on February 22, 1920.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Cast

• Tom Moore as Phoebe Plunkett
• Naomi Childers as Olga Karakoff
• Christine Mayo as Patricia Melton
• Edwin Stevens as Karakoff
• Lionel Belmore as Rosenthal
• Edwin Wallock as Durand
• Clarence Wilson as Jues
• Milton Ross as Slater (as H. Milton Ross)
• Betty Lindley as Helen Crosby
• Florence Deshon as Marquise
• Jack Richardson as Pat's Pal

Preservation

Duds is now considered to be a lost film.^[4]

References

1. "Duds". afi.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
2. "Duds". AllMovie. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
3. "Duds". TCM.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Duds

External links

• Duds at IMDb