When the Door Opened is a lost 1925 American silent Northern film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Jacqueline Logan, Walter McGrail, Margaret Livingston, Robert Cain, Frank Keenan, and Roy Laidlaw. It was written by Bradley King. The film was released on December 6, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

When the Door Opened
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Directed byReginald Barker
Screenplay byBradley King
Based onWhen the Door Opened
by James Oliver Curwood
StarringJacqueline Logan
Walter McGrail
Margaret Livingston
Robert Cain
Frank Keenan
Roy Laidlaw
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • December 6, 1925 (1925-12-06)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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As described in a review in a film magazine,[4] Clive Grenfel (McGrail), returning home unexpectedly, saw "when the door opened" his wife in another man's arms. He kills this man Fredericks and seeks solace in the northwoods. There he meets stern old De Fontenac (Keenan), a courtly gentleman of the old school, and his beautiful granddaughter Teresa (Logan), who falls in love with him. Believing himself a murderer, Clive fights against this love. A stranger appears and turns out to be a villain. Clive finally learns that the stranger is really Fredericks and that he has married Clive's wife who secured a divorce. No longer believing himself to be a slayer, Clive is now happy in the arms of Teresa.

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References

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  1. ^ "When the Door Opened (1925) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Janiss Garza. "When the Door Opened (1925) – Reginald Barker". AllMovie. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "When the Door Opened". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 28, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: When the Door Opened; Samuel Goldwyn Picture One of Finest Ever Made, Is Truly a Dramatic and Emotional Masterpiece". The Moving Picture World. 77 (4). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 344. Retrieved October 11, 2021.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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