The Misleading Lady is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring Henry B. Walthall, Edna Mayo and Sidney Ainsworth. It is an adaptation of the play of the same title by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard which was made into films on several occasions. It marked the screen debut of Edward Arnold.
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Cast
Henry B. Walthall as Jack Craiger
Edna Mayo as Helen Steele
Sidney Ainsworth as Henry Tracey
Edward Arnold as Sidney Parker
Harry Dunkinson as Boney
John Junior as Keen Fitzpatrick
John Cossar as John W. Cannell
Charles J. Stine as Innkeeper
Grant Mitchell as Stephen Weatherbeea
Renee Clemmons as Jane Wentworth
Frances Raymond as Mrs. Cannell
Production
This is the first film version of the play. It was shot at the Essanay studios.
Release and reception
The film, that had five reels, was released on 10 January 1916.
"This is a story of a primitive wooing ... Arthur Berthelet has made the most of this stirring drama.", wrote The Moving Picture World.