A Splendid Hazard

A Splendid Hazard
A Splendid Hazard Cast
Directed by Allan Dwan
Produced by Mayflower Photoplay Company
Based on A Splendid Hazard
by Harold McGrath
Starring Henry B. Walthall
Cinematography Glen MacWilliams
Production
company
Mayflower Photoplay Company
Distributed by First National Exhibitors' Circuit
Release date
  • September 26, 1920 (1920-09-26)
Running time
 60 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Splendid Hazard is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[2] which suggests that it is a lost film.

Plot

The main charter Karl Breitman (Henry B. Walthall) thinks he is a descendant of Napoleon and tries bring back to France the French monarchy. As part of his plot he courts Hedda Gobert (Rosemary Theby) as she owns some Napoleon's papers. After winning Hedda heart he takes the documents from her. He travels to America to visit Admiral Killigrew (Hardee Kirkland). He hopes the stolen papers will lead him to Napoleon wealth. He finds a treasure map in the Admiral's home and then travels to Corsica. Before finding the Napoleon wealth, he comes across someone that mocks him. He challenges them to a duel. In the duel he is mortally wounded. He dies at his love side, Hedda.[3]

Cast

Ad for A Splendid Hazard with Henry B. Walthall

References

  1. ↑ imdb.com, A Splendid Hazard, 1920
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: A Splendid Hazard at silentera.com
  3. ↑ A Splendid Hazard at silenthollywood.com
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