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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

The Sport of the Gods (1921) [Lost Film]






The New York Age 
(New York, New York)
21 May 1921, Sat  • Page 6

San Francisco Chronicle 
(San Francisco, California)
14 Aug 1921, Sun  • Page 4

The New York Age 
(New York, New York)
21 May 1921, Sat  • Page 6
Starring:

Storyline
Reol Productions. The story deals with a man whose fidelity and loyalty are rewarded by his being thrown into prison for the crime of another. His wife, son and daughter, rather than suffer the humiliation and disgrace brought upon them by their friends in old Virginia, move to New York. The son associates with evil companions and the daughter's character is placed in jeopardy while she is working as a singer in an underworld cabaret. The mother, having been convinced that a prison sentence is the same as a divorce, is persuaded to marry a man who has schemed to get her money. The husband is finally released from jail after the real criminal has confessed and he goes to New York to join his family, only to find his wife married. After man complications, it all works out.

Spitfire (1922) [Lost Film]







Starring:
Storyline
Reol Productions. A young colored novelist has written a novel dealing with colored folks, but is told by his by publisher that it lacks the aura of reality because he has not lived among the lowly folk about whom he attempts to write. In search of such experience, he goes to a little Maryland settlement and there meets the daughter of a farmer who, by reason of her quick temper, has been nicknamed "Spitfire." Her father is in the clutches of gang of horse thieves headed by Bradley, and it is the rounding up of the gang and the love that springs up between the young novelist and the country lass that provide the theme.  

The Jazz Hounds (1922) [Lost Film]







Starring
Storyline
Reol Productions. Little to no information is given about the storyline other than The Jazz Hounds being part of Sherlock Holmes style films in the 1922.

Secret Sorrow, The (1921) [Lost Film]







Starring:

Storyline
Reol Productions. This is the story of two brothers, one living with their mother, the other adopted by a doctor. The adopted one, Arthur, grew up to be an assistant district attorney and Joe, raised by his mother, grew up to be a notorious gangster. Joe works for Sam Dungan, a power in city politics and the owner of several notorious dives. Arthur is in love with Sam's daughter, Grace. Joe is falsely arrested for murder. Arthur, the prosecutor, calls Joe's mother to the stand (not knowing that she is also his mother) and tears at her to prove that Joe is a degenerate. Through clever work of Grace, the real murderer is apprehended and the mother and the two boys are again united, with Grace as an addition to the happy group.