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{{short description|1921 American silent drama film}}
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| name = The Sign on the Door
| name = The Sign on the Door
| image =
| image = The Sign on the Door (1921) - Ad 1.jpg
| caption = Advertisement from ''[[The Duluth Herald]]''
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| director = [[Herbert Brenon]]
| director = [[Herbert Brenon]]
| producer = [[Norma Talmadge]]
| producer = [[Norma Talmadge]]
| writer = [[Channing Pollock]](play)<br>Herbert Brenon<br>[[Mary Murillo]]
| writer = Herbert Brenon<br>[[Mary Murillo]]
| based_on = {{based on|''The Sign on the Door''|[[Channing Pollock (writer)|Channing Pollock]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Norma Talmadge]]
| starring = [[Norma Talmadge]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = [[J. Roy Hunt]]
| cinematography = [[J. Roy Hunt]]
| editing =
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| distributor =
| distributor = [[First National Pictures|Associated First National Pictures]]
| released = May, [[1921 in film|1921]]
| released = {{Film date|1921|05}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| runtime = 84 minsutes
| country = {{filmUS}}
| country = United States
| language = [[Silent film]]<br> [[English language|English]] intertitles
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'''''The Sign on the Door''''' is a [[1921 in film|1921]] film starring [[Norma Talmadge]], and [[Lew Cody]]. It was directed and written by [[Herbert Brenon]]. The film was based upon a play by [[Channing Pollock (writer)|Channing Pollock]]. The film was remade in [[1929 in film|1929]] as ''[[The Locked Door]]'', starring [[Barbara Stanwyck]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SignontheDoor1921.html ''The Sign on the Door'' at the silentera.com database]</ref> <ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=6744 Channing Pollock's play performed on Broadway 1919-1920; Theatre Republic]</ref>
'''''The Sign on the Door''''' is a 1921 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] starring [[Norma Talmadge]] and [[Lew Cody]]. The film was directed and written by [[Herbert Brenon]], and based upon the 1919 play of the same name by [[Channing Pollock (writer)|Channing Pollock]].<ref>{{cite book|editor=White Munden, Kenneth|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930|year=1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=0-520-20969-9|pages=715–716}}</ref> A copy of this film is in the [[Library of Congress]] film archive.<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SignOnTheDoor1921.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Sign on the Door |accessdate=January 23, 2014 |work=Silent Era}}</ref>

A second adaptation of the play was filmed in 1929 as ''[[The Locked Door]]'', starring [[Barbara Stanwyck]].<ref>White Munden 1997 p. 445</ref>

==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
[[File:The Sign on the Door (1921) - Cody & Talmadge 2.jpg|thumb|Film still with Cody and Talmadge]]
* [[Norma Talmadge]] - Ann Hunniwell/Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
* [[Charles Richman]] - 'Lafe' Regan
* [[Norma Talmadge]] as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
* [[Charles Richman (actor)|Charles Richman]] as 'Lafe' Regan
* [[Lew Cody]] - Frank Devereaux
* [[David Proctor]] - Colonel Gaunt
* [[Lew Cody]] as Frank Devereaux
* [[David Proctor (actor)|David Proctor]] as Colonel Gaunt
* [[Augustus Balfour]] - Ferguson, Devereaux's Valet
* [[Augustus Balfour]] as Ferguson, Devereaux's Valet
* [[Mac Barnes]] - 'Kick' Callahan
* [[Helen Weir]] - Helen Regan
* [[Mac Barnes]] as 'Kick' Callahan
* Helen Weir as Helen Regan
* [[Robert Agnew]] - Alan Churchill
* [[Norma Shearer]] - Bit Part (uncredited)
* [[Robert Agnew]] as Alan Churchill
* [[Norma Shearer]] as bit part (uncredited)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|title=The Sign on the Door|id=0011692}}
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*{{IMDb title|id=0011692}}
*{{allmovie|110100|Synopsis}}


{{Herbert Brenon}}


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Latest revision as of 08:46, 11 July 2024

The Sign on the Door
Advertisement from The Duluth Herald
Directed byHerbert Brenon
Written byHerbert Brenon
Mary Murillo
Based onThe Sign on the Door
by Channing Pollock
Produced byNorma Talmadge
StarringNorma Talmadge
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Distributed byAssociated First National Pictures
Release date
  • May 1921 (1921-05)
Running time
84 minsutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sign on the Door is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Lew Cody. The film was directed and written by Herbert Brenon, and based upon the 1919 play of the same name by Channing Pollock.[1] A copy of this film is in the Library of Congress film archive.[2]

A second adaptation of the play was filmed in 1929 as The Locked Door, starring Barbara Stanwyck.[3]

Plot

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Cast

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Film still with Cody and Talmadge

References

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  1. ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. pp. 715–716. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Sign on the Door". Silent Era. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ^ White Munden 1997 p. 445
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