The Intrigue

For the painting by James Ensor, see The Intrigue (painting).

The Intrigue is a surviving^[1] 1916 silent film drama produced by Pallas Pictures and released through Paramount Pictures. Frank Lloyd directed the film which was written by Julia Crawford Ivers and photographed by her son James Van Trees. The star is young Lenore Ulric and a young unknown King Vidor makes one of his earliest appearances in a film as an actor. The movie is also one of the earliest surviving films of Vidor's wife Florence. The film is extant at the Library of Congress along with several early Lloyd directed films from 1915/16.^[2][3][4]

The Intrigue
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Written by	Julia Crawford Ivers (scenario)
Produced by	Pallas
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 9, 1916 (1916-10-09)
Running time	50 minutes (5 reels)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

Cast

• Lenore Ulric - Countess Sonia Varnli
• Cecil Van Auker - Guy Longstreet
• Howard Davies - Baron Rogniat
• Florence Vidor - Pseudo Countess Sonia
• Paul Weigel - Attache to the Baron
• Herbert Standing - The Emperor

unbilled

• Dustin Farnum
• Winifred Kingston
• King Vidor