A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Necessary Evil
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6307 feet
Directed by George Archainbaud

Cast: Ben Lyon [Frank Jerome], Viola Dana [Shirley Holmes], Frank Mayo [Dick Jerome], Thomas Holding [David Devanant], Gladys Brockwell [Frances Jerome], Mary Thurman [Hattie], Betty Jewel [Belle], Martha Madison [Esther], Arthur Housman [Pug], Beach Cooke [Reggie]

First National Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Eve Unsell, from the short story “Uriah’s Son” by Stephen Vincent Benét. Personally supervised (production supervision) by Earl Hudson. Art direction by Milton Menasco. Cinematography by George Folsey. Film editor, Arthur Tavares. / © 7 May 1925 by First National Pictures, Incorporated [LP21419]. Released [?] 17 May or 21 June? 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 June 2011.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 49 : Website-AFI.