Out of the Shadow (1919 film)

Out of the Shadow
Out of the Shadow
Directed by	Emile Chautard; Al Lena (ass't director)
Written by	Eve Unsell
Based on	The Shadow of the Rope; by E. W. Hornung
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky
Starring	Pauline Frederick
Cinematography	Jacques Bizeul (fr)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 5, 1919;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Out of the Shadow is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Emil Chautard and starring Pauline Frederick.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[1] Ruth Minchin is unhappily married to her father's business partner Gabriel, who is a drunken brute. She starts a friendship with Severino, a pianist who lives in the same apartment building. Her husband discovers them together, orders Severino from the room, and strikes his wife down. Severino kills Gabriel while in a delirium following pneumonia, and Ruth is suspected of the crime. She is befriended by Richard Steel, who knew her husband from their time in Australia. However, Richard is also suspected of the crime, and she cannot marry the man who may have killed her husband. She later recalls the confrontation when she had been with Severino, and under pressure the pianist confesses to the crime, solving the mystery and leaving Ruth Richard on the road to happiness.

Cast

Pauline Frederick - Ruth Minchin
Wyndham Standing - Richard Steel
Ronald Byram - Edward Langholm
William J. Gross - Reverend Woodgate
Emma Campbell - Mrs. Woodgate
Nancy Hathaway - Mrs. Vanables
Agnes Wakefield - Richard Steel's, aunt
Jack W. Johnston - Gabriel Minchin^[1]
Syn De Conde - Severino^[1]
William T. Hayes - ?

Preservation

With no prints of Out of the Shadow located in any film archives, it is a lost film.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Advertising Aids for Busy Managers: Out of the Shadow". Moving Picture World. 39 (3). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 394. January 18, 1919. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Out of the Shadow". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
^ The Pauline Frederick Website: Out of the Shadow
^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Out of the Shadow". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

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[MPW-1] "Advertising Aids for Busy Managers: Out of the Shadow". Moving Picture World. 39 (3). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 394. January 18, 1919. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[2] "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Out of the Shadow". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

[3] The Pauline Frederick Website: Out of the Shadow

[4] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Out of the Shadow". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

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