The Splendid Crime

The Splendid Crime
The Splendid Crime
	Film poster
Directed by	William C. deMille
Written by	Violet Clark
Story by	William C. deMille
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky
Starring	Bebe Daniels; Neil Hamilton
Cinematography	L. Guy Wilky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 4, 1926;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Splendid Crime is a 1926 American crime drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Bebe Daniels. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed.^[1]

Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Jenny, a young woman who is the leader of a band of crooks, is put on the straight road by Bob Van Dyke, a young man whose house she was attempting to rob. Later, the young man who caused Jenny to reform her life becomes involved in a shady transaction. The young woman after she learns this takes action and saves him from his indiscretion. The pair eventually fall in love and become honestly successful.

Cast[edit]

Bebe Daniels as Jenny
Neil Hamilton as Bob Van Dyke
Anne Cornwall as Beth Van Dyke
Anthony Jowitt as John Norton
Fred Walton as Dugan
Lloyd Corrigan as Kelly
Mickey McBan as The Kid
Josephine Crowell as Mary
Marcelle Corday as Madame Denise

Preservation[edit]

With no prints of The Splendid Crime located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.^[4]

References[edit]

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Splendid Crime, AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "New Pictures: The Splendid Crime". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (3). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 81 January 2, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Splendid Crime, Library of Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ The Splendid Crime at Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1926 Retrieved November 18, 2022.

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Splendid Crime, AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[EH-2] "New Pictures: The Splendid Crime". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (3). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 81 January 2, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Splendid Crime, Library of Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[4] The Splendid Crime at Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1926 Retrieved November 18, 2022.

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