The Code of Marcia Gray

The Code of Marcia Gray is a 1916 silent romantic crime drama produced by Oliver Morosco, distributed through Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd.^[1]

The Code of Marcia Gray
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Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Written by	Elliot Clawson Frank Lloyd
Produced by	Oliver Morosco
Starring	Constance Collier
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 16, 1916 (1916-03-16)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Constance Collier as Marcia Gray
• Harry De Vere as Harry Gray
• Forrest Stanley as lawyer, Orlando Castle
• Frank A. Bonn as James Romaine
• Howard Davies as Ed Crane
• Helen Jerome Eddy as Crane's Daughter
• Herbert Standing as Banker Agnew
• Page Peters as Castle's clerk

Production background

The film is based on a true story concerning the collapse of the Knickerbocker Bank in New York. The film starred Constance Collier in her second film role. Collier made this film during her trip to the United States with Herbert Beerbohm Tree.^[2]

Preservation status

The film survives in the Library of Congress.^[3][4]