The Door Between (film)

The Door Between is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Ruth Clifford, Monroe Salisbury and George A. McDaniel.[1] It is adapted from a story that appeared in serialized editions in McClure's Magazine in 1913–14.[2]

The Door Between
Directed byRupert Julian
Written bySamuel Merwin (novel)
Elliott J. Clawson
StarringRuth Clifford
Monroe Salisbury
George A. McDaniel
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 18, 1917 (1917-11-18)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

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Archibald Crocker, an American alcoholic, visits a geisha house in Japan where the scientist Dr. Anthony Ives Eckhart is staying to study Asian music. Dr. Eckhart discovers that Crocker has come to Asia to kill his wife Heloise in revenge for leaving him. After Dr. Eckhart leaves for Beijing and finds Heloise, they fall in love. After Crocker arrives, Dr. Eckhart convinces him to consider sparing Heloise and seeking a legal separation instead. However, an hour later he arrives at Eckhart and Heloise's hotel to kill her. Crocker breaks his leg after Eckhart pushes him down a flight of stairs, and he decides to kill himself. Archibald and Heloise marry afterwards.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Connelly p.341
  2. ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.

Bibliography

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  • Robert B. Connelly. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
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