The Decoy (1916 Mutual)

For the 1916 film directed by William Garwood, see The Decoy (1916 film).

1916 American film

The Decoy

Frances Nelson and Leonore Harris

Directed by| George Lederer
Written by| Herbert Hall Winslow (scenario)
Based on| short story The Country Girl by Herbert Hall Winslow
Produced by| Mutual Film Corporation
Starring| Frances Nelson
Leonore Harris
Gladden James
Distributed by| Mutual Film Corporation
State Rights(1920 C.B. Price)
Signal Films 1922

Release date

* June 29, 1916 (1916-06-29)

Running time

| 5 reels
Country| USA
Language| Silent..English intertitles

The Decoy is a 1916 silent film crime drama directed by George Lederer and distributed by Mutual Film Company.[1]

## Re-releases

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The film was rereleased in 1920 by C. B. Price under State Rights basis. In 1922 an independent company, Signet Film, rereleased the film under the title The Faithless Sex with Henry J. Napier listed as the director.[2]

## Cast

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* Frances Nelson \- Glory Moore
* Gladden James \- Harvey Dix
* Leonore Harris \- Mrs. Lawrence
* Robert Frazer \- Jim Danvers
* Frank Beamish - Milt Bannon
* Lois Wilson -

## Preservation status

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* This film survives in the Library of Congress collection and the BFI National Archive.[3]

## References

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1. ^ The Decoy at silentera.com
2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Decoy
3. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Decoy

## External links

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* The Decoy at IMDb

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