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The Whirlpool
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Alan Crosland

Cast: Alice Brady [Isabele Corbyn, also known as Bella Cavello], H.E. Herbert (Holmes Herbert) [Judge Reverton], J.H. Gilmour [Ferris], William B. Davidson [Arthur Hallam], Robert Walker [Richard Brettner], Warren Cook [Colonel Warren], W.E. Williams [Doctor Comyns], Louise Lee [Mrs. Danzart], Virginia Lee [Miss Danzart], Mabel Guilford [the nurse], Wallace Clarke [the butler], H. Van Beusen [the detective], Joseph Burke [the guide]

Select Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Select Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Eve Unsell, from a novel by Victoria Morton. Cinematography by William Marshall. / Released 30 June 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Crime.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 18 April 2023.

References: Website-IMDb.