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'''''The Narrow Path''''' is a 1918 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[George Fitzmaurice]] and starring [[Fannie Ward]], [[W.E. Lawrence]] and [[Irene Aldwyn]].<ref>Spehr p.172</ref>
'''''The Narrow Path''''' is a 1918 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[George Fitzmaurice]] and starring [[Fannie Ward]], [[W.E. Lawrence]] and [[Irene Aldwyn]].<ref>Spehr p.172</ref> The film was adapted for the screen by [[Ouida Bergère]] and [[Jack Cunningham (screenwriter)|Jack Cunningham]] based on a 1909 play of the same name by [[John Montague (poet)|John Montague]].<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/17221-THE-NARROW-PATH |title=The Narrow Path |work=afi.com |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>

==Plot==
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==Cast==
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Revision as of 23:14, 9 April 2024

The Narrow Path
Directed byGeorge Fitzmaurice
Written by
Based onThe Narrow Path (play)
by John Montague
Produced byA.H. Woods
Starring
CinematographyPercy Hilburn
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
December 15, 1918
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

The Narrow Path is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward, W.E. Lawrence and Irene Aldwyn.[1] The film was adapted for the screen by Ouida Bergère and Jack Cunningham based on a 1909 play of the same name by John Montague.[2]

Plot

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Narrow Path located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]

References

  1. ^ Spehr p.172
  2. ^ "The Narrow Path". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Narrow Path". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Bibliography

  • Paul C. Spehr. The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey, 1887-1920. Newark Museum, 1977.

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