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{{short description|1924 film by Irvin Willat}}
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{{For|the 1882 novel|The Story Without a Name (novel)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
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| name = The Story Without a Name
| name = The Story Without a Name
| image =
| image = The Story Without a Name (1924) - 1.jpg

| imagesize =
| caption =
| caption = Advertisement using the alternative title
| director = [[Irvin Willat]]
| director = [[Irvin Willat]]
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]]
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]]
| writer = [[Arthur Stringer]]<br>Victor Irvin(scenario)
| writer = Victor Irvin (scenario)
| based_on = {{basedon|''The Story Without a Name''|[[Arthur John Arbuthnott Stringer|Arthur Stringer]]}}
| starring = [[Agnes Ayres]]
| starring = [[Agnes Ayres]]
| music =
| music =
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| editing =
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| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = October 27, 1924(US)
| released = {{Film date|1924|10|27|U.S.}}
| runtime = 6 reels
| runtime = 6 [[film reel|reels]]
| country = {{Film US}}
| country = United States
| language = Silent film(English intertitles)
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitles]])
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'''''The Story Without a Name''''' is a 1924 silent film melodrama directed by [[Irvin Willat]] and based on a novel by [[Arthur Stringer]]. It was produced by [[Famous Players-Lasky]] and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The film stars [[Agnes Ayres]]. Also known as ''Without Warning''. This film is [[lost film|lost]]. <ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971</ref>
'''''The Story Without a Name''''' is a 1924 American silent [[melodrama film]] directed by [[Irvin Willat]] and based on a novel by [[Arthur John Arbuthnott Stringer|Arthur Stringer]], which was published in conjunction with the film. It was produced by [[Famous Players–Lasky]] and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]] and stars [[Agnes Ayres]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/StoryWithoutAName1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Story Without a Name''] at silentera.com</ref> A contest run by ''[[Photoplay]]'' magazine asked viewers to select a title for the film for a prize of $5,000, with the alternative title ''Without Warning'' selected as the winning entry.


A 1952 [[film noir]] with the title ''[[Without Warning!]]'' had a [[working title]] of ''The Story Without a Name'', but the plots of the two films are quite different.<ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
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*[[Agnes Ayres]] - Mary Walsworth
*[[Antonio Moreno]] - Alan Holt
*[[Agnes Ayres]] as Mary Walsworth
*[[Tyrone Power, Sr.]] - Drakma (as Tyrone Power)
*[[Antonio Moreno]] as Alan Holt
*[[Tyrone Power, Sr.]] as Drakma (credited as Tyrone Power)
*[[Louis Wolheim ]] - Kurder
*[[Dagmar Godowsky]] - Claire
*[[Louis Wolheim]] as Kurder
*[[Dagmar Godowsky]] as Claire
* Jack Lionel Bohm - Don Powell
* Jack Lionel Bohm as Don Powell
*[[Maurice Costello]] - The Cripple
*[[Frank Currier]] - Admiral Walsworth
*[[Maurice Costello]] as The Cripple
⚫
*[[Frank Currier]] as Admiral Walsworth
*Ivan Linow - Lab assistant
*[[Ivan Linow]] as Lab assistant
}}


==Preservation==
With no prints of ''The Story Without a Name'' located in any film archives,<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9558/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Story Without a name'']</ref> it is a [[lost film]].


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015371/ ''The Story Without a Name'' at IMDb.com]
{{commons category|The Story Without a Name}}
*{{IMDb title|0015371}}
*[http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/story-without-a-name-v111873 ''The Story Without a Name'' ; allrovi.com]
*Stringer, Arthur (1924), ''[https://archive.org/details/storywithoutname00stri/mode/2up The Story Without a Name]'', New York: Grosset & Dunlap (with stills), on the [[Internet Archive]]

{{Irvin Willat}}


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Latest revision as of 12:05, 22 December 2024

For the 1882 novel, see The Story Without a Name (novel).

The Story Without a Name
Advertisement using the alternative title
Directed byIrvin Willat
Written byVictor Irvin (scenario)
Based onThe Story Without a Name
by Arthur Stringer
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringAgnes Ayres
CinematographyHarold Rosson
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 27, 1924 (1924-10-27) (U.S.)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Story Without a Name is a 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Irvin Willat and based on a novel by Arthur Stringer, which was published in conjunction with the film. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures and stars Agnes Ayres.[1] A contest run by Photoplay magazine asked viewers to select a title for the film for a prize of $5,000, with the alternative title Without Warning selected as the winning entry.

A 1952 film noir with the title Without Warning! had a working title of The Story Without a Name, but the plots of the two films are quite different.[2]

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Story Without a Name located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Story Without a Name at silentera.com
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Story Without a name
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