The Tower of Lies
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| The Tower of Lies | |
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 lobby poster with Lon Chaney, Nomra Shearer and Ian Keith |
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| Directed by | Victor Sjöström |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer |
| Written by | Victor Sjöström and Agnes Christine Johnston, based upon a novel by Selma Lagerlöf |
| Starring | Norma Shearer Lon Chaney William Haines Ian Keith Lew Cody |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | October 11, 1925 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
The Tower of Lies is a 1925 drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon Selma Lagerlöf's novel The Emperor of Portugallia (1914). Released one year after He Who Gets Slapped, the film marks the second collaboration between Sjöström, Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. Also starring are William Haines, Ian Keith and Lew Cody. It is considered a lost film.[1] [2]
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[edit] Plot
Jan (Lon Chaney) is a Swedish farmer and Glory (Norma Shearer) is his beloved daughter, who saves him from bankruptcy by eloping to the big city with their rapacious landlord, driving Jan to madness.
[edit] Cast
- Norma Shearer - Glory or Goldie
- Lon Chaney - Jan
- Ian Keith - Lars
- Claire McDowell - Katrina
- William Haines - August
- David Torrence - Eric
unbilled
- Edward Connelly - Curate
- Lew Cody-
- Mary Jane Irving - Little Girl
- Bodil Rosing - Midwife
- Anne Schaefer - Helma
- Adele Watson - Farmer's Wife
- Leo White - Peddler
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Tower of Lies at the Internet Movie Database
- The Tower of Lies; allrovi.com
- alternative film poster
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