The Hidden Way

1926 film by Joe De Grasse

  • July 26, 1926 (1926-07-26)
Running time
6 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Hidden Way is a surviving 1926 American silent crime drama film produced and directed by Joseph De Grasse, written by his wife Ida May Park and starring Mary Carr, Gloria Grey, and Thomas Santschi.[1]

Plot

Two ex-prisoners join the crook. After saving the life of a farm girl, they receive housing from her widowed mother. An elderly man and a con man come up with a plan to trick a generous lady into believing that there is a valuable mineral spring on her land.

Cast

  • Mary Carr as Mother
  • Gloria Grey as Mary
  • Thomas Santschi as Bill
  • Arthur Rankin as Harry
  • Ned Sparks as Mulligan
  • Jane Thomas as The Woman
  • Billie Jeane Phelps as The Child
  • Wilbur Mack as Sid Atkins
  • William Ryno as Samuel Atkins

Preservation

The film was considered lost for decades until a print surfaced in near mint condition in New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Hidden Way". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ De Grasse, Joseph; Carr, Mary (1926), The Hidden Way, retrieved February 6, 2024

External links

  • The Hidden Way at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
  • The Hidden Way (1926) on YouTube


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