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 Turn of the Wheel
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Reginald Barker

Cast: Geraldine Farrar [Rosalie Dean], Herbert Rawlinson [Maxfield Grey], Percy Marmont [Frank Grey], Violet Heming [Bertha Grey], Hassard Short [Wally Gage], Maude Turner Gordon [Rosalie’s aunt], Henry Carvil [Attorney Stanfield], Clarence Handysides (Clarence Handyside) [the American consul], Ernest Maupain [the casino manager], Mabel Ballin [a young girl]

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Goldwyn Distributing Corporation [A Star Series Production]. / Scenario by Tex Charwate (Charles Charwate), from a screen story by Tex Charwate (Charles Charwate). Art direction by Hugo Ballin. Cinematography by Percy Hilburn. / © 26 August 1918 by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation [LP12782]. Released 2 September 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Mystery.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: American (Abroad) - Crime: Murder - Death: Murder - Gambling: Gamblers - Suicide (Attempted)

Listing updated: 7 September 2023.

References: Brownlow-Parade p. 367 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.