Quicksands is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Jack Conway, written by Howard Hawks, and starring Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix. The supporting cast features Alan Hale Sr., Noah Beery Sr. and Jean Hersholt. The film was released on February 28, 1923, by American Releasing Corporation.[1][2]
| Quicksands | |
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Screenplay by | Howard Hawks |
| Produced by | Howard Hawks |
| Starring | Helene Chadwick Richard Dix Alan Hale, Sr. Noah Beery, Sr. J. Farrell MacDonald George Cooper Tom Wilson |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams Harold Rosson |
Production company | Agfar Corporation |
| Distributed by | American Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editLt. Brill, a U.S. Army officer assigned to stop a narcotics ring on the Mexico–United States border, breaks up with his girlfriend after discovering her working as a dancer the drug kingpin 'Silent' Krupz's cantina. However, he discovers she is actually an undercover Secret Service agent working with her father Farrell at the U.S. Customs Service. The three are captured by Krupz but are rescued by the Army.[3]
Cast
edit- Helene Chadwick as The Girl
- Richard Dix as Lt. Bill
- Alan Hale, Sr. as Ferrago
- Noah Beery, Sr. as 'Silent' Krupz
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Col. Patterson
- George Cooper as Matt Patterson
- Tom Wilson as Sgt. Johnson
- Dick Sutherland as Cupid
- Hardee Kirkland as Farrell
- Louis King as Barfly
- Jean Hersholt as Ring Member
- Walter Long as Ring Member
- Jack Curtis as Ring Member
- William Dyer as Ring Member
- Frank Campeau as Ring Member
- Edwin Stevens as Ring Member
- James Marcus as Ring Member
- Lionel Belmore as Ring Member
Production
editThe film was shot both on a studio in Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and on location in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Real U.S. Army soldiers, including United States Colored Troops, were used as extras.
After the American Releasing Corporation went out of business, it was purchased by the Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation for re-release as Boots and Saddles. Dix tried to stop the re-release and offered $1 million to be released from his contract with Paramount, but the studio refused.[3]
Preservation
editWith no prints of Quicksands in any film archives,[4] it is currently a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Quicksands - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ "Quicksands". silentera.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Quicksands". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Quicksands
External links
edit- Quicksands at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie