At the End of the World
| At the End of the World | |
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| Directed by | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| Written by | Edfrid A. Bingham (scenario) Adelaide Heilbron (adaptation) |
| Based on | At the End of the World by Ernst Klein |
| Produced by | Famous Players–Lasky |
| Starring | Betty Compson Milton Sills |
| Cinematography | Paul Perry |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels; 5,729 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
At the End of the World is a 1921 American silent action drama film directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play At the End of the World by Ernst Klein and starred Betty Compson and Milton Sills.[1][2] The film is the directorial debut of Stanlaws and Compson's first starring role for Paramount.[3]
Plot
Cast
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- Betty Compson as Cherry O'Day
- Milton Sills as Gordon Deane
- Mitchell Lewis as Donald MacGregor
- Casson Ferguson as Harvey Gates
- Spottiswoode Aitken as Terence O'Day
- Joseph Kilgour as William Blaine
- Goro Kino as Uang
Preservation
A complete print of At the End of the World is held at the Gosfilmofond Russian State Archive.[4]
References
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: At the End of the World at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by the American Film Institute, c.1988]
- ↑ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: At the End of the World". afi.com. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: At The End Of The World". lcweb2.loc.gov. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to At the End of the World.
- At the End of the World at IMDb
- Lantern slide at silenthollywood.com(Wayback Retrieval)
Categories:
- 1921 films
- 1921 American films
- 1921 English-language films
- 1921 romantic drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American films based on plays
- American silent feature films
- American silent romantic drama films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Famous Players–Lasky films
- Films based on Austrian novels
- Films directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws
- Paramount Pictures films
- Surviving American silent films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs
