The Sign of the Spade
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Sign of the Spade
| image =
| caption =
| director = Murdock MacQuarrie
| studio = American Film Manufacturing Company
| writer = Kenneth B. Clarke
| starring = Allan Forrest
| music =
| cinematography = Robert Doreau
| editing =
| distributor = Mutual Film Company
| released = {{film date|1916|6|26}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = USA
| language = Silent..English titles
}}
The Sign of the Spade is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Murdock MacQuarrie and starring Allan Forrest and Helene Rosson. It was distributed through the Mutual Film Company.{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=14338|title=Detail view of Movies Page|website=Afi.com|accessdate=11 October 2017}}
Cast
- Allan Forrest - Howard Lamson
- Helene Rosson - Shirley Lamson
- Warren Ellsworth - Wallace Thorpe
- Harvey Clark - Old Deefy/James Fenton (*as Harvey Clarke)
- Clarence Burton - Dave Harmon
- Robert Miller - Theodore Roosevelt Jenkins
- George Gebhardt - Tony Rimonetti
Preservation status
The film is preserved (in nitrate) at the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 165, c. 1978, American Film Institute{{cite web|url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2216/default.html|title=Sign Of The Spade|date=11 October 2017|website=Memory.loc.gov|accessdate=11 October 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0339676}}
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:American Film Company films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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