The Argyle Case (1917)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 6, 1917Release Date
The Argyle Case (1917)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 6, 1917Release Date
Plot.
When multi-millionaire banker John Argyle is found brutally murdered in his home, suspicions are cast upon Mary Mazuret, his adopted daughter who became the sole beneficiary of his estate under his will, Argyle having quarrelled with his son Bruce. Just as the case begins to look black for Mary, Asche Kayton, a great private detective, is called in by Bruce and takes hold of the investigation.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Warwick
Asche Kayton / Producer
Frank McGlynn Sr.
John Argyle
Elaine Hammerstein
Mary Mazuret
H. Cooper Cliffe
Frederick Kreisler
Charles Hines
Joe Manning
Arthur Albertson
Bruce Argyle
Gazelle Marche
Nan Thornton
John Fleming
Inspector Dougherty
Details.
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Wiki.
The Argyle Case is a 1917 American silent mystery film produced by and starring Robert Warwick and directed by Ralph Ince. It was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick through his Selznick Pictures Corporation.
The play was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie The Argyle Case with Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee.
A copy survives in the archives of the British Film Institute.