The Firing Line is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players–Lasky. Paramount Pictures distributed the film.
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Cast
Irene Castle as Sheila Cardross
Isabel West as Mrs. Cardross
May Kitson as Constance Paliser
Anne Cornwall as Cecile Cardross
Gladys Coburn as Jessie Bradley
Vernon Steele as John Garrett "Garry" Hamil III (credited as R. Vernon Steele)
David Powell as Louis Malcourt
J. H. Gilmore as Neville Cardross
Frank Losee as James Wayward
Rudolph de Cordova as One of the Faithful Three
Charles Craig as One of Faithful Three
Philip S. Rice as One of Faithful Three
Robert Schable as William Portlaw
Jane Warrington as Virginia Suydam
Shaw Lovett as Gary Cardross
Reception
Variety's review was mostly negative, criticizing the lackluster story for missing "complete effect" and stated that "The pity is that this feature is not better."
Preservation
With no prints of The Firing Line located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.