The Teeth of the Tiger (film)
{{short description|1919 film by Chester Withey}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Teeth of the Tiger
| image = The Teeth of the Tiger (1919) poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Chester Withey
| producer = Adolph Zukor
| screenplay = Roy Somerville
| based_on = {{based on|The Teeth of the Tiger|Maurice Leblanc}}
| starring = David Powell
Marguerite Courtot
Templar Saxe
Myrtle Stedman
Joseph Herbert
Charles L. MacDonald
Riley Hatch
| music =
| cinematography = Al Liguori
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1919|11|2}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Teeth of the Tiger is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and written by Roy Somerville based upon a novel of the same name by Maurice Leblanc. The film stars David Powell, Marguerite Courtot, Templar Saxe, Myrtle Stedman, Joseph Herbert, Charles L. MacDonald, and Riley Hatch. The film was released on November 2, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/112815/Teeth-of-the-Tiger/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613035237/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/112815/Teeth-of-the-Tiger/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Janiss Garza|date=2015|title=Teeth-of-the-Tiger - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|accessdate=16 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=17502|title=The Teeth of the Tiger|work=afi.com|accessdate=16 January 2015}}
Plot
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Living quietly under the assumed name Paul Sernine, reformed gentleman crook Arsene Lupin is summoned to protect his invalid, wealthy friend Henry Forbes. Despite the watchfulness of Paul and Alexandre Mazeroux, a fellow criminal turned detective, Forbes is murdered. French detective Jabot and the New York detective force have many suspects including Paul, Marie Forbes, the dead man's widow who is suspected on the basis of an apple found with an imprint of her teeth on it, Gordon Savage, her lover, and Florence Chandler, Forbes' secretary and beneficiary under his will. After a series of traps, false arrests, chases through secret passageways, and an escape from handcuffs, Paul deduces that the true criminal is Doctor Varney, who cared for Forbes. Paul prevents Varney from blowing up the house, and at the same time wins the affections of Florence.
Cast
- David Powell as Paul Sernine / Arsène Lupin
- Marguerite Courtot as Florence Chandler
- Templar Saxe as Antoine Jabot
- Myrtle Stedman as Marie Forbes
- Joseph Herbert as Henry Forbes
- Charles L. MacDonald as Chief Harvey Williams
- Riley Hatch as Alexandre Mazeroux
- Charles K. Gerrard as Gordon Savage
- Frederick Burton as Doctor Varney
Production
Anna Lehr was to play the role of Florence Chandler but was replaced by Courtot during production after she became ill.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TeethOfTheTiger1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Teeth of the Tiger] at silentera.com
Preservation
It is unknown whether the film survives as none of copies were able to locate, likely presumed lost.{{cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9701/default.html |title=American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Teeth of the Tiger |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=March 10, 2025 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321012415/http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9701/default.html |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|0010761|The Teeth of the Tiger}}
- Leblanc, Maurice, [https://archive.org/details/teethoftiger00lebliala The Teeth of the Tiger], New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919 photo-play edition
{{Arsène Lupin}}
{{Chester Withey}}
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Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Chester Withey
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Lost American adventure films
Category:Lost American comedy films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Silent American adventure films
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