The Forfeit

The Forfeit
Directed byFrank Powell
Written byRidgwell Cullum (novel)
Frank Powell
Based onThe Purchase Price
by Ridgwell Cullum
StarringHouse Peters
Jane Miller
William Human
CinematographyArthur Boeger
Percy Higginson
Production
company
Sunset Pictures
Distributed byHodkinson Pictures
Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • March 10, 1919 (1919-03-10)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Forfeit is a lost[1] 1919 American silent Western film directed by Frank Powell and starring House Peters, Jane Miller and William Human.[2]

Cast

  • House Peters as Jeffrey Masters
  • Jane Miller as Elvine Van Blooren
  • William Human as Bob Whitstone
  • Hector V. Sarno as Sikem Bruce
  • L.H. Welles as Bud Tristram
  • Blanche Abbott as Nan Tristram
  • George Murdock as Dug McFarlane

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Forfeit is considered a lost film.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Forfeit". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  2. ^ Goble, p. 100.

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.