A Splendid Hazard is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company.imdb.com, A Splendid Hazard, 1920
Plot The main character, Karl Breitman thinks he is a descendant of Napoleon and tries bring back to France the French monarchy. As part of his plot he courts Hedda Gobert as she owns some Napoleon's papers. After winning Hedda heart he takes the documents from her. He travels to America to visit Admiral Killigrew. He hopes the stolen papers will lead him to Napoleon wealth. He finds a treasure map in the Admiral's home and then travels to Corsica. Before finding the Napoleon wealth, he comes across someone that mocks him. He challenges them to a duel. In the duel he is mortally wounded. He dies at his love side, Hedda.A Splendid Hazard at silenthollywood.com
Cast
Henry B. Walthall as Karl Breitman Rosemary Theby as Hedda Gobert Norman Kerry as John Fitzgerald Ann Forrest as Laura Killigrew Hardee Kirkland as Adm. Killegrew Thomas Jefferson as Dr. Ferraud Philo McCullough as Arthur Cathewe J. Jiquel Lanoe as Jiquel Lanoe Joseph J. Dowling as Joseph Dowling
Preservation With no holdings located in archives, A Splendid Hazard is considered a lost film.
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