A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

About This Listing Report Omissions or Errors in This Listing

The Splendid Lie
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5500 feet
Directed by Charles T. Horan

Cast: Grace Davison [Dorris Delafield], Jack Drumier [David Delafield], Noel Tearle [Crafton Wolcott], J. Thornton Baston (Jack Baston) [Dean De Witt], Mabel Bardine [Goldie], Jere Austin [James Holden], Emily Fitzroy [Mrs. Wolcott Delafield]

J.G. Pictures Corporation production; distributed [?] on State Rights basis? by Arrow Film Corporation [A J.G. Pictures Production; An Arrow Grace Davison Special Attraction]. / Produced by Hal Lyons. Scenario by Charles T. Horan. Presented by Arrow Film Corporation. / © 6 February 1922 by J.G. Pictures Corporation [LP17526]. Released [?] 3 January or 1 February? 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by Inter-Ocean Photoplays, Limited, in 1922.

Drama: Society.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 November 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.