The Firing Line

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Firing Line.

The Firing Line is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players–Lasky. Paramount Pictures distributed the film.^[1][2]

The Firing Line
Lobby poster
Directed by	Charles Maigne Robert Schable
Written by	Clara Beranger
Based on	The Firing Line by Robert W. Chambers
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring	Irene Castle
Cinematography	Al Liguori
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures / Artcraft
Release date	July 6, 1919 (1919-07-06)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Irene Castle as Sheila Cardross
• Isabel West as Mrs. Cardross
• May Kitson as Constance Paliser
• Anne Cornwall as Cecile Cardross
• Gladys Coburn as Jessie Bradley
• Vernon Steele as John Garrett "Garry" Hamil III (credited as R. Vernon Steele)
• David Powell as Louis Malcourt
• J. H. Gilmore as Neville Cardross
• Frank Losee as James Wayward
• Rudolph de Cordova as One of the Faithful Three
• Charles Craig as One of Faithful Three
• Philip S. Rice as One of Faithful Three
• Robert Schable as William Portlaw
• Jane Warrington as Virginia Suydam
• Shaw Lovett as Gary Cardross

Reception

Variety's review was mostly negative, criticizing the lackluster story for missing "complete effect" and stated that "The pity is that this feature is not better."^[3]

Preservation

With no prints of The Firing Line located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[4]