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{{short description|1922 film by Jack Conway}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Across the Dead-Line
| name = Across the Dead-Line
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| director = [[Jack Conway (filmmaker)|Jack Conway]]
| director = [[Jack Conway (filmmaker)|Jack Conway]]
| producer = [[Carl Laemmle]]
| producer = [[Carl Laemmle]]
| writer = [[Clarence Budington Kelland]] (story)<br>[[George C. Hull]] (writer)
| story = [[Clarence Budington Kelland]]
| writer = [[George C. Hull]]
| starring = [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]]
| starring = [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]]
| cinematography = Leland Lancaster
| cinematography = Leland Lancaster
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = [[Universal Film Manufacturing Company]]
| distributor = [[Universal Film Manufacturing Company]]
| released = January 9, 1922
| released = {{Film date|1922|01|09}}
| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| country = United States
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'''''Across the Dead-Line''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3297/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Across the Dead-Line'']</ref> 1922 American silent northwoods drama film directed by [[Jack Conway (filmmaker)|Jack Conway]] and starring [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AcrossTheDeadline1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Across the Dead-Line''] at silentera.com</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2485 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Across the Dead-Line'']</ref>
'''''Across the Dead-Line''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3297/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Across the Dead-Line'']</ref> 1922 American silent northwoods drama film directed by [[Jack Conway (filmmaker)|Jack Conway]] and starring [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AcrossTheDeadline1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Across the Dead-Line''] at silentera.com</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2485 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Across the Dead-Line'']</ref>

==Plot==
As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref name="Herald">{{cite journal |title=Reviews: ''Across the Deadline'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=14 |issue=4 |page=51 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=January 21, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald14exhi}}</ref> after Enoch Kidder (Simpson) discovers his son John (Mayo) in his brother Aaron's (Lucas) saloon, he lays a line down the center of the main street of the rough mining town and separating the brothers' houses, and tells Aaron that he will kill him if he ever steps across it. John later finds a young woman in the wood wearing a wedding gown who does not remember how she got there or her name, and John befriends her against his father's wishes. Aaron wants to discredit John's honesty and attempts to blackmail him and kidnap the woman, now known as Ruth (Malone). Aaron obtains a [[Arrest warrant|warrant]] to arrest the woman by a man posing as her husband. Warned of Aaron's plan, John takes Ruth to a lodge high in the mountains. Abel (Swickard), an old man with a grievance against Aaron, follows him. Enoch also goes, determined to find his son. When Aaron attempts to arrest John, a fight breaks out between them. When Aaron is killed, the mystery of who shot him is cleared up when Abel confesses. Ruth's memory is restored, and there is a happy ending when her bogus husband is exposed.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0012878|title=Across the Deadline}}
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 17 August 2023

Across the Dead-Line
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Directed byJack Conway
Written byGeorge C. Hull
Story byClarence Budington Kelland
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringFrank Mayo
CinematographyLeland Lancaster
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • January 9, 1922 (1922-01-09)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Across the Dead-Line is a lost[1] 1922 American silent northwoods drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Frank Mayo.[2][3]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[4] after Enoch Kidder (Simpson) discovers his son John (Mayo) in his brother Aaron's (Lucas) saloon, he lays a line down the center of the main street of the rough mining town and separating the brothers' houses, and tells Aaron that he will kill him if he ever steps across it. John later finds a young woman in the wood wearing a wedding gown who does not remember how she got there or her name, and John befriends her against his father's wishes. Aaron wants to discredit John's honesty and attempts to blackmail him and kidnap the woman, now known as Ruth (Malone). Aaron obtains a warrant to arrest the woman by a man posing as her husband. Warned of Aaron's plan, John takes Ruth to a lodge high in the mountains. Abel (Swickard), an old man with a grievance against Aaron, follows him. Enoch also goes, determined to find his son. When Aaron attempts to arrest John, a fight breaks out between them. When Aaron is killed, the mystery of who shot him is cleared up when Abel confesses. Ruth's memory is restored, and there is a happy ending when her bogus husband is exposed.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Across the Dead-Line
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Across the Dead-Line at silentera.com
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Across the Dead-Line
  4. ^ "Reviews: Across the Deadline". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (4). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 51. January 21, 1922.
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