Quicksand (1918 film)

Quicksand
Still with Barrows and Dalton
Directed by	Victor Schertzinger
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Screenplay by	John Lynch R. Cecil Smith
Starring	Henry A. Barrows Edward Coxen Dorothy Dalton Frankie Lee Philo McCullough
Cinematography	John Stumar
Production company	Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	December 22, 1918 (1918-12-22)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Quicksand is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by John Lynch and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Henry A. Barrows, Edward Coxen, Dorothy Dalton, Frankie Lee, and Philo McCullough. The film was released on December 22, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[3] Mary (Dalton) is the wife of Jim Bowen (Coxen), a trusted cashier for insurance brokers. John Boland (Barrows) is a district leader and the keeper of a cafe frequented by Alan Perry (McCullough), the wastral son of Bowen's employer. Perry obtains Bowen's endorsement on a fraudulent check and Bowen is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Mary believes her husband is innocent and, suspecting Perry, she applies with Boland to be a singer in his cafe. Boland secretly loves her and hopes that she will obtain a divorce from her convict husband and marry him. Perry becomes infatuated with her and one night follows her home. Meanwhile, her husband has escaped from prison and seeks refuge in his home. Boland, warned of Bowen's escape, notifies the police and the home is surrounded. Boland arrives to find Mary struggling with Perry, and when he attempts to rescue her he is struck down and apparently killed by Perry. Threatening to turn him over to the police for murder, Mary extracts a confession of the fraud from Bowen. The police break into the house and arrest Perry, while the recovered Boland becomes surety for Bowen.

Cast

Henry A. Barrows as John Boland
Edward Coxen as Jim Bowen
Dorothy Dalton as Mary Bowen
Frankie Lee as Frankie Bowen
Philo McCullough as Alan Perry

References

↑ "Quicksand". Silent Era. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ "Quicksand". AFI. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ "Reviews: Quicksand". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (26): 33. December 21, 1918.

External links

Quicksand at the Internet Movie Database

Selected films directed by Victor Schertzinger

The Clodhopper (1917)
The Son of His Father (1917)
His Mother's Boy (1917)
The Hired Man (1918)
The Family Skeleton (1918)
Playing the Game (1918)
His Own Home Town (1918)
The Claws of the Hun (1918)
A Nine O'Clock Town (1918)
Coals of Fire (1918)
Quicksand (1918)
String Beans (1918)
Hard Boiled (1919)
Extravagance (1919)
The Sheriff's Son (1919)
The Homebreaker (1919)
The Lady of Red Butte (1919)
When Doctors Disagree (1919)
Other Men's Wives (1919)
Jinx (1919)
The Slim Princess (1920)
The Concert (1921)
Made in Heaven (1921)
Mr. Barnes of New York (1922)
Long Live the King (1923)
Bread (1924)
Man and Maid (1925)
The Return of Peter Grimm (1926)
The Showdown (1928)
Forgotten Faces (1928)
Redskin (1929)
Nothing But the Truth (1929)
Fashions in Love (1929)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Safety in Numbers (1930)
Heads Up (1930)
Friends and Lovers (1931)
The Constant Woman (1933)
One Night of Love (1934)
Let's Live Tonight (1935)
Love Me Forever (1935)
The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
Something to Sing About (1937)
The Mikado (1939)
Road to Singapore (1940)
Rhythm on the River (1940)
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
The Fleet's In (1942)

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