The Code of Marcia Gray explained

The Code of Marcia Gray is a 1916 silent romantic crime drama produced by Oliver Morosco, distributed through Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd.^[1]

Cast

• Constance Collier as Marcia Gray
• Harry De Vere as Harry Gray
• Forrest Stanley as lawyer, Orlando Castle
• Frank A. Bonn as James Romaine
• Howard Davies as Ed Crane
• Helen Jerome Eddy as Crane's Daughter
• Herbert Standing as Banker Agnew
• Page Peters as Castle's clerk

Production background

The film is based on a true story concerning the collapse of the Knickerbocker Bank in New York. The film starred Constance Collier in her second film role. Collier made this film during her trip to the United States with Herbert Beerbohm Tree.^[2]

Preservation status

The film survives in the Library of Congress.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• • • Portrait of Constance Collier and Forrest Stanley from the film

Notes and References

1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911–20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CodeOfMarciaGray1916.html The Code of Marcia Gray at silentera.com
3. Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress c. 1978 by The American Film Institute
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1735/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Code of Marcia Gray