The Woman in the Suitcase
About The Woman in the Suitcase
James Moreland comes home from Philadelphia. His daughter Mary, looking in his suitcase for a present, finds a signed photograph of Dolly Wright. She does not tell her mother. She advertises for an escort to help her search the town. Billy Fiske, whose father owns the newspaper, answers. They find Moreland at a dance. Mary meets Dolly, is asked to the apartment, and meets her father there. He goes home with her. Mary accepts Billy.
Cast & crew
More about The Woman in the Suitcase
Fred Niblo directed. C. Gardner Sullivan wrote it. Thomas H. Ince produced and supervised. George Barnes photographed. Harry L. Decker edited. Irvin J. Martin did the art titles. W. L. Heywood was art director. Paramount released it through Artcraft on 11 January 1920, the first Paramount release of the 1920s. Wikipedia lists 60 minutes. Wikidata lists 63. A circulating copy runs 1 hour 5 minutes. Other dates on the record are 21 February 1921 and 15 December 1922. Enid Bennett plays Mary. William Conklin plays James. Dorcas Matthews plays Dolly Wright. Rowland V. Lee plays Billy Fiske. Claire McDowell plays Ella Moreland. Donald MacDonald plays Doc Harrison. The house in the titles is on West End Avenue, New York.
Themes
Making
Ince put Bennett, his star, into Sullivan's script and gave Niblo the direction for a January 1920 Paramount opening.
Look
George Barnes photographed the suitcase, the dance, and Dolly Wright's apartment.
Preservation
The Library of Congress holds a print. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Mary has just left a school for young ladies. She still thinks her father is the finest man she knows when she opens the suitcase.
- The Library of Congress holds a print.
- Gladys George is on a cast list that the scene-by-scene titles do not use.
Scenes
- Mary finds Dolly Wright's signed picture while looking for her present.
- She and Billy walk in on her father at Dolly's apartment.
- He leaves with Mary, and she accepts Billy.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Woman in the suitcase (1920).webm)
