The Black Bag

The Black Bag is a lost[1] 1922 American silent mystery film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Herbert Rawlinson. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company.[2][3]

The Black Bag
Still with Virginia Valli and Herbert Rawlinson
Directed by	Stuart Paton
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Written by	George Hively Bernard Hyman
Based on	The Black Bag by Louis Joseph Vance
Starring	Herbert Rawlinson
Cinematography	Virgil Miller Irving B. Ruby
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	June 5, 1922
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] wealthy Dorothy Calender (Valli) withdraws a string of pearls from her uncle's keeping to assist her brother with a debt. A detective is following her about and with the aid of others almost succeeds in getting his hands on the pearls. Billy Kirkwood (Rawlinson), who thinks Dorothy is a thief but wants to save her from her folly, secures the pearls from the escaping crooks and restores them to the young woman. Later it develops that the detective is dishonest and the whole gang is locked up, while Dorothy declares her love for the man who saved her property.

Cast

• Herbert Rawlinson as Billy Kirkwood
• Virginia Valli as Dorothy Calender
• Bert Roach as Mulready
• Clara Beyers as Mrs. Hallam
• Charles King as Freddie Hallam
• Herbert Fortier as Samuel Brentwick
• Lew Short as Burgoyne
• John B. O'Brien as Martin

References

1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Black Bag
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Black Bag at silentera.com
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Black Bag
4. "Reviews: The Black Bag". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 14 (24): 53. June 10, 1922.

External links

• The Black Bag at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie