The Sign on the Door explained

The Sign on the Door is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Lew Cody. The film was directed and written by Herbert Brenon, and based upon the 1919 play of the same name by Channing Pollock.^[1] A copy of this film is in the Library of Congress film archive.^[2]

A second adaptation of the play was filmed in 1929 as The Locked Door, starring Barbara Stanwyck.^[3]

Cast

• Norma Talmadge as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
• Charles Richman as 'Lafe' Regan
• Lew Cody as Frank Devereaux
• David Proctor as Colonel Gaunt
• Augustus Balfour as Ferguson, Devereaux's Valet
• Mac Barnes as 'Kick' Callahan
• Helen Weir as Helen Regan
• Robert Agnew as Alan Churchill
• Norma Shearer as bit part (uncredited)

Notes and References

1. Book: White Munden, Kenneth. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. 1997. University of California Press. 0-520-20969-9. 715–716.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Sign on the Door . January 23, 2014 . Silent Era.
3. White Munden 1997 p. 445