The Maelstrom

The Maelstrom is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Paul Scardon. It stars Dorothy Kelly, Earle Williams and Julia Swayne Gordon. Thomas Ince produced along with the Vitagraph Company.^[1]

The Maelstrom
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Directed by	Paul Scardon
Written by	Garfield Thompson Edward J. Montagne
Based on	Novel The Maelstrom by Frank Froest c.1916
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince Vitagraph Company of America
Starring	Dorothy Kelly Earle Williams Julia Swayne Gordon
Cinematography	Robert A. Stuart
Distributed by	Greater Vitagraph (V-L-S-E, Incorporated)
Release date	June 18, 1917 (1917-06-18)
Running time	5 reels
Country	USA
Languages	Silent, English titles

Cast

• Dorothy Kelly – Peggy Greye-Stratton
• Earle Williams – Jimmie Hallet
• Julia Swayne Gordon – Gwennie Lyne
• Gordon Gray – Cincinnati Red
• Bernard Siegel – Dago Sam
• Denton Vane – Ling
• John S. Robertson
• Robert Gaillard
• Frank Crayne

Preservation status

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.^[2][3]