A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Prince of Avenue A
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Jack Ford (John Ford)

Cast: James J. Corbett [Barry O’Connor], Richard Cummings [Patrick O’Connor], Cora Drew [Mary O’Connor], Frederick Vroom [William Tompkins], Mary Warren [Mary Tompkins], George Fisher [Reggie Vanderlip], Harry Northrup [Edgar Jones], Mark Fenton [Father O’Toole], Johnnie Cooke [the butler], Lydia Yeamans Titus [the housekeeper]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Special Attraction; It’s a Universal Picture]. / Scenario by Charles J. Wilson Jr., from a screen story by Charles T. Dazey and Frank M. Dazey. Cinematography by John W. Brown. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 17 January 1920 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP14651]. Released 23 February 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Rex Ingram was originally scheduled to direct the film. Some location photography was taken in San Francisco, California.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.3558.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: USA: California: San Francisco

Listing updated: 8 April 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3558; Gallagher-Ford p. 247; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 35; Sinclair-Ford pp. 29, 232 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.