The Face on the Barroom Floor

1923 1h 0m EN

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7.5

BANGER

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3.2

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 2★3.2IMDB · 47

Drama

Synopsis

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As a derelict paints the face of a girl on a barroom floor, the plot is developed in a series of flashbacks: Robert Stevens, an artist engaged to marry Marion, a society girl, becomes charmed with a fisherman's daughter who poses for him. The society girl's brother brings dishonor upon the fisherman's daughter, and when she commits suicide the artist shields the brother. Stevens is blamed by his fiancée, who terminates their engagement. The artist becomes a derelict and is wrongfully imprisoned. Eventually Stevens is exonerated and reunited with Marion.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Henry B. Walthall
Robert Stevens
Ruth Clifford
Marion Trevor
Ralph Emerson
Dick Van Vleck
Frederick Sullivan
Thomas Waring
Alma Bennett
Lottie
Norval MacGregor
Governor
Michael Dark
Henry Drew
Gus Saville
Fisherman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Ford
Writers: G. Marion Burton, Eugene B. Lewis

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Ford, shot by George Schneiderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Henry B. Walthall and Ruth Clifford and Ralph Emerson carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0014031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

John Ford directs. George Schneiderman behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by John Ford, shot by George Schneiderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Henry B. Walthall and Ruth Clifford and Ralph Emerson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0014031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.