The Snarl

The Snarl is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Brunton.^[2]

The Snarl
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Directed by	Raymond B. West
Written by	Lambert Hillyer Leona Hutton
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Bessie Barriscale Charles Gunn Howard Hickman
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Production companies	Kay-Bee Pictures New York Motion Picture
Distributed by	Triangle Distributing
Release date	May 6, 1917 (1917-05-06)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cast

• Bessie Barriscale as Helen Dean / Marion Dean
• Charles Gunn as Monte Bruce
• Howard Hickman as Jack Mason
• Aggie Herring as Helen's Nurse
• Tom Guise as Opera Manager
• J. Barney Sherry as Doctor

Preservation

With no prints of The Snarl located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3] In October 2019, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[2]