The Tower of Lies
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Director Victor Sjostrom Story by Selma Lagerlof | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Producer Louis B. Mayer Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English intertitles Writer Agnes Christine Johnston, Max Marcin Release date October 11, 1925 (1925-10-11) (United States) Based on The Emperor of Portugallia by Selma Lagerlof Genres Silent film, Drama, Melodrama, Family Drama Cast Norma Shearer (Glory/Goldie), Lon Chaney (Jan), Ian Keith (Lars), Claire McDowell (Katrina), William Haines (August), David Torrence (Eric) Related Victor Sjostrom movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tower of Lies (1925) was an American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon Selma Lagerlöf's novel The Emperor of Portugallia (1914). Released one year after He Who Gets Slapped, the film marks the second collaboration between Sjöström, Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. Also starring are William Haines, Ian Keith and Lew Cody.
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Plot
Jan (Lon Chaney) is a Swedish farmer and Glory (Norma Shearer) is his beloved daughter, who saves him from bankruptcy by eloping to the big city with their rapacious landlord, driving Jan to madness.
Cast
Preservation status
The film is now considered a lost film.
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