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A silent scream from 1921: society girl vs. evil uncle in the woods. Probably gone forever.
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Conflict (1921)

Silent era dreadGothic backwoodsMoral melodrama

Overview

Drama

A society girl goes to live in the woods with her evil uncle and his wicked housekeeper.

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Content warning
presumed lost

Standout Aspects

Acting

Priscilla Dean's wide-eyed terror, a Universal vamp playing innocent.

Production

Stuart Paton's moody woodland exteriors, rare for 1921.

Best for:Solo: Silent film archaeology — if you can even find it.·Rewatch: For film historians hunting surviving fragments.
Heads up:Disturbing: Uncle-niece power dynamics, implied threat in isolated cabin.
Stuart Paton

Director

Stuart Paton

ReleasedOct 23, 1921
Runtime1h 10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Top Cast

Priscilla Dean

Priscilla Dean

Dorcas Remalie

Edward Connelly

Edward Connelly

John Remalie

Martha Mattox

Martha Mattox

Miss Labo

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Jevons

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Mark Sloane (as L.C. Shumway)

Sam Allen

Sam Allen

Orrin Lakin

C.E. Anderson

C.E. Anderson

Ovid Jenks

Knute Erickson

Knute Erickson

Hannibal Ginger

Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

Jevons' foreman (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

No known print survives; only stills and a plot synopsis exist in archives. It's literally a ghost movie.

Cultural

Priscilla Dean was Universal's 'vamp' queen — casting her as innocent Dorcas was deliberate subversion of her screen persona.

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