There Are No Villains (1921)
Melodrama | 14 November 1921
Cast:
Viola Dana, Gaston Glass, Edward Cecil [ More ]Director:
Bayard VeillerWriter:
Mary O'HaraProducer:
Bayard VeillerCinematographer:
John ArnoldProduction Designer:
A. F. MantzProduction Company:
Metro Pictures Corp.The scenario was based on the short story, "There Are No Crooks" by Frank Ramsey Adams, later published in the November 1921 Munsey’s Magazine.
Principal photography was completed by 2 July 1921, according to that day’s edition of Motion Picture News. However, the 9 July 1921 Moving Picture World claimed that the cast had just been assembled, while noting that the film marked director Bayard Veiller’s second production for Metro Pictures Corp. The 16 July 1921 issue revealed that lead actor Gaston Glass was required to lean on a crutch throughout the shoot, which resulted in a strained shoulder. On one occasion, Glass accidentally dropped the crutch and fell on a curb, injuring his kneecap. The 23 July 1921 Moving Picture World reported that filming was still in progress.
There Are No Villains was released on 14 November 1921, followed by an opening during the week of 25 December 1921 at Loew’s Lyceum Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. An article in the 25 February 1922 Motion Picture News reported that star Viola Dana had recently arrived in Salt Lake City, UT, as part of a promotional tour for the film. Her visit involved stops at the state capitol and city hall, followed by a “talk on motion picture production” at the local Kiwanis Club, appearances at two high schools, an address to the University of Utah, and a screening of the picture at the state penitentiary.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
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The scenario was based on the short story, "There Are No Crooks" by Frank Ramsey Adams, later published in the November 1921 Munsey’s Magazine.
Principal photography was completed by 2 July 1921, according to that day’s edition of Motion Picture News. However, the 9 July 1921 Moving Picture World claimed that the cast had just been assembled, while noting that the film marked director Bayard Veiller’s second production for Metro Pictures Corp. The 16 July 1921 issue revealed that lead actor Gaston Glass was required to lean on a crutch throughout the shoot, which resulted in a strained shoulder. On one occasion, Glass accidentally dropped the crutch and fell on a curb, injuring his kneecap. The 23 July 1921 Moving Picture World reported that filming was still in progress.
There Are No Villains was released on 14 November 1921, followed by an opening during the week of 25 December 1921 at Loew’s Lyceum Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. An article in the 25 February 1922 Motion Picture News reported that star Viola Dana had recently arrived in Salt Lake City, UT, as part of a promotional tour for the film. Her visit involved stops at the state capitol and city hall, followed by a “talk on motion picture production” at the local Kiwanis Club, appearances at two high schools, an address to the University of Utah, and a screening of the picture at the state penitentiary.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
In San Francisco, California, Rosa Moreland of the Secret Service is unable to obtain evidence against suspected opium smuggler George Sala. She then advises Detective Flint of her plan to develop a relationship with John King, an impoverished, disabled ex-soldier who Rosa met in George's office. After claiming to have lost her home in a fire, Rosa is invited to stay in John's modest flat. He receives money from a mysterious source, enabling them to afford a more expensive apartment, and they soon fall in love. Although Rosa secretly witnesses John receiving a package from George, she tells the skeptical Flint that her lover is above suspicion. John agrees to end his association with George if Rosa will marry him, and, realizing that a wife cannot legally testify against her husband, she agrees. Flint anticipates the wedding and sends a squad of police officers to interrupt. George, who has learned Rosa's true identity, is another unwelcomed intruder. She discovers that John is also a Secret Service agent, and that he has obtained enough evidence to convict George. ...
In San Francisco, California, Rosa Moreland of the Secret Service is unable to obtain evidence against suspected opium smuggler George Sala. She then advises Detective Flint of her plan to develop a relationship with John King, an impoverished, disabled ex-soldier who Rosa met in George's office. After claiming to have lost her home in a fire, Rosa is invited to stay in John's modest flat. He receives money from a mysterious source, enabling them to afford a more expensive apartment, and they soon fall in love. Although Rosa secretly witnesses John receiving a package from George, she tells the skeptical Flint that her lover is above suspicion. John agrees to end his association with George if Rosa will marry him, and, realizing that a wife cannot legally testify against her husband, she agrees. Flint anticipates the wedding and sends a squad of police officers to interrupt. George, who has learned Rosa's true identity, is another unwelcomed intruder. She discovers that John is also a Secret Service agent, and that he has obtained enough evidence to convict George.
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