Cardigan (film)

1922 film

Cardigan

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Directed by| John W. Noble
Written by| Robert W. Chambers (adaptation of his novel)
Based on| Cardigan
by Robert W. Chambers
Produced by| Messmore Kendall
Starring| William Collier, Jr.
Cinematography| John S. Stumar
Ned Van Buren
Max Schneider
Distributed by| American Releasing Corporation

Release date

* February 19, 1922 (1922-02-19)

Running time

| 7 reels
Country| United States
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

Cardigan is a lost[1] 1922 American silent war film directed by John W. Noble and starring William Collier, Jr. Set in the American Revolutionary War, it was adapted for the screen by Robert William Chambers from his own 1901 novel Cardigan.[2][3]

## Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[4] two years before the start of the American Revolutionary War, Michael Cardigan (Collier), a young Irishman who is ward of the English governor, is in love with Felicity Warren (Carpenter), who is known as Silver Heels. Captain Butler (Pike) is also a suitor for her hand. Cardigan is sent to deliver a message to a distant point but is betrayed by Captain Butler, and almost meets death by being burned at the stake for the murder of the children of Chief Logan (Montgomery). A runner saves him and Cardigan is later admitted to the secret councils of the Minutemen. He hears Patrick Henry (Loeffler) utter the words, "Give me liberty or give me death!", and sees John Hancock (Willis) sign the Declaration of Independence "large so that the King may read it." There follows the ride of Paul Revere (Hume) and the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the retreat of the British, which follow with the splendid climax of the film.

## Cast

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* William Collier, Jr. as Michael Cardigan
* Betty Carpenter as Silver Heels
* Thomas Cummings as Sir William Johnson
* William Pike as Captain Butler
* Charles Graham as Lord Dunmore
* Madeleine Lubetty as Marie Hamilton
* Hattie Delaro as Lady Shelton
* Louis Dean as Sir John Johnson
* Colin Campbell as The Weazel
* Jere Austin as Jack Mount
* Frank Montgomery as Chief Logan
* Eleanor Griffith as Dulcina
* Dick Lee as Quider
* J. W. Johnston as Colonel Cresap (credited as Jack Johnston)
* Florence Short as Molly Brandt
* George Loeffler as Patrick Henry
* William Willis as John Hancock
* Austin Hume as Paul Revere

## See also

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* The Heart of a Hero (1916)
* America (1924)
* List of films about the American Revolution
* List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution

## References

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1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Cardigan
2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Cardigan
3. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 226 by Daniel Blum c.1953
4. ^ "Reviews: Cardigan". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (10). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 59. March 4, 1922.

## External links

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* Cardigan at IMDb

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Films directed by John W. Noble

* The Three of Us (1914)
* Black Fear (1915)
* The High Road (1915)
* Fighting Bob (1915)
* One Million Dollars (1915)
* The Bigger Man (1916)
* The Right of Way (1916)
* The Brand of Cowardice (1916)
* Man and His Soul (1916)
* The Red Mouse (1916)
* A Million a Minute (1916)
* Romeo and Juliet (1916)
* The Awakening of Helena Richie (1916)
* The Wall Between (1916)
* The Call of Her People (1917)
* Shame (1917)
* The Power of Decision (1917)
* A Magdalene of the Hills (1917)
* Sunshine Alley (1917)
* The Beautiful Lie (1917)
* The Birth of a Race (1918)
* My Own United States (1918)
* The Gray Towers Mystery (1919)
* The Golden Shower (1919)
* The Song of the Soul (1920)
* Footlights and Shadows (1920)
* Cardigan (1922)
* His Darker Self (1924)
* Lightning Reporter (1926)
* Burning Gold (1927)

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Robert W. Chambers

Short stories|

* "The Repairer of Reputations" (1895)
* "The Mask" (1895)
* "The Yellow Sign" (1895)
* "The Maker of Moons" (1896)

Short-story
collections|

* The King in Yellow (1895)
* The Maker of Moons (1896)
* The Mystery of Choice (1897)
* The Haunts of Men (1898)
* A Young Man in a Hurry (1904)
* The Tree of Heaven (1907)

Screenplays|

* Cardigan (1922)
* America (1924)

See also|

* Carcosa
* Hastur

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