When the Door Opened

When the Door Opened
When the Door Opened
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Directed by	Reginald Barker
Screenplay by	Bradley King
Based on	When the Door Opened; by James Oliver Curwood
Starring	Jacqueline Logan; Walter McGrail; Margaret Livingston; Robert Cain; Frank Keenan; Roy Laidlaw
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 6, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

When the Door Opened is a lost 1925 American silent Northern film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Jacqueline Logan, Walter McGrail, Margaret Livingston, Robert Cain, Frank Keenan, and Roy Laidlaw. It was written by Bradley King. The film was released on December 6, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine,^[4] Clive Grenfel (McGrail), returning home unexpectedly, saw "when the door opened" his wife in another man's arms. He kills this man Fredericks and seeks solace in the northwoods. There he meets stern old De Fontenac (Keenan), a courtly gentleman of the old school, and his beautiful granddaughter Teresa (Logan), who falls in love with him. Believing himself a murderer, Clive fights against this love. A stranger appears and turns out to be a villain. Clive finally learns that the stranger is really Fredericks and that he has married Clive's wife who secured a divorce. No longer believing himself to be a slayer, Clive is now happy in the arms of Teresa.

Cast

Jacqueline Logan as Teresa de Fontenac
Walter McGrail as Clive Grenfal
Margaret Livingston as Mrs. Grenfal
Robert Cain as Henry Morgan
Frank Keenan as Grandfather de Fontenac
Roy Laidlaw as O'Flaherty
Diana Miller as Siren
Walter Chung as Oh My

References

^ "When the Door Opened (1925) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ Janiss Garza. "When the Door Opened (1925) – Reginald Barker". AllMovie. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ "When the Door Opened". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 28, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: When the Door Opened; Samuel Goldwyn Picture One of Finest Ever Made, Is Truly a Dramatic and Emotional Masterpiece". The Moving Picture World. 77 (4). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 344. Retrieved October 11, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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[1] "When the Door Opened (1925) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

[2] Janiss Garza. "When the Door Opened (1925) – Reginald Barker". AllMovie. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

[3] "When the Door Opened". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

[MPW-4] Sewell, Charles S. (November 28, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: When the Door Opened; Samuel Goldwyn Picture One of Finest Ever Made, Is Truly a Dramatic and Emotional Masterpiece". The Moving Picture World. 77 (4). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 344. Retrieved October 11, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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