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The Left-Handed Man
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] D.W. Griffith?
Cast: Lillian Gish [the old soldier’s daughter], James Kirkwood [the daughter’s sweetheart], Harry Carey [the left-handed thief], Kathleen Butler [a man in the court], William J. Butler [a man in court], Billy Elmer (William Elmer) [the policeman], Frank Evans [the policeman], Charles Gorman [a man in the bar], [?] James Kirkwood? [the old soldier], Joseph McDermott [the policeman], Alfred Paget [a policeman], William A. Carroll, [?] Charles H. West?
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Frank E. Woods. / Released 21 April 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Katherine Stone (in Barry-Griffith p. 43) notes that this film was probably directed by D.W. Griffith, though no contemporary facts confirming this are available.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The thief was clever and he forged around the girl’s sweetheart a chain of circumstantial evidence that seemingly had no flaw. The girl’s faith was great and in unraveling the mystery the detective she engaged used the scientific methods of today, making a brilliant detective story.
Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 19 December 2024.
References: Barry-Griffith p. 43; Spehr-American p. 2; Weaver-Twenty p. 145 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
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