I watched this because the IMDb suggests that Jack Pickford was in it, but I couldn't spot him.
Was he the prisoner on the left ?
I don't know.. damn it. I really, really wanted to see even a glimpse.
Elmer Booth (30) played the husband, freed from prison and struggling to stay on the narrow path.
He had some shades of Richard Barthelmess (or vice versa) in his appearance and expressions, so it's no wonder Mr Griffith liked them both.
While looking for information about Elmer, I found something from TCM.com.
A biography of the director Tod Browning, which features this snippet :
"His (Browning's) career was nearly ended, though, by a June 1915 automobile accident in which he was driving while intoxicated.
One passenger, comic actor Elmer Booth, was killed and another, George A Seigmann, was seriously injured."
It's a shame Booth's life and career was cut so short.
It's quite mind boggling to think that Tod Browning unwillingly took his friend's life.
He had some shades of Richard Barthelmess (or vice versa) in his appearance and expressions, so it's no wonder Mr Griffith liked them both.
While looking for information about Elmer, I found something from TCM.com.
A biography of the director Tod Browning, which features this snippet :
"His (Browning's) career was nearly ended, though, by a June 1915 automobile accident in which he was driving while intoxicated.
One passenger, comic actor Elmer Booth, was killed and another, George A Seigmann, was seriously injured."
It's a shame Booth's life and career was cut so short.
It's quite mind boggling to think that Tod Browning unwillingly took his friend's life.
