The Passionate Pilgrim (1921 film)

The Passionate Pilgrim is a 1921 American drama silent film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Samuel Merwin and George DuBois Proctor. The film stars Matt Moore, Mary Newcomb, Julia Swayne Gordon, Tom Guise, Frankie Mann, Rubye De Remer and Claire Whitney. The film was released on January 2, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

The Passionate Pilgrim
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Directed by	Robert G. Vignola
Screenplay by	Samuel Merwin George DuBois Proctor
Starring	Matt Moore Mary Newcomb Julia Swayne Gordon Tom Guise Frankie Mann Rubye De Remer Claire Whitney
Cinematography	Al Liguori
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 2, 1921 (1921-01-02)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The character of Henry Calverly goes to prison in order to protect his mother who killed her husband. ^[3]

Cast

• Matt Moore as Henry Calverly
• Mary Newcomb as Cecily
• Julia Swayne Gordon as Madame Watt
• Tom Guise as Senator Watt
• Frankie Mann as Marjorie Daw
• Rubye De Remer as Miriam Calverly
• Claire Whitney as Esther
• Van Dyke Brooke as Hitt
• Charles K. Gerrard as Qualters
• Sam J. Ryan as Major McIntyre
• Arthur Donaldson as O'Rell
• Albert Roccardi as Amme
• Bernard A. Reinold as Listerly
• Charles Brook as Trent
• Helen Lindroth as Nurse Russell

Preservation status

An incomplete print survives in the Library of Congress collection.^[4][5]