The Missing Links (film)
| The Missing Links | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lloyd Ingraham |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith Bernard McConville |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Thomas Jefferson Elmer Clifton Robert Harron |
Production company | Fine Arts Film Company |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Missing Links is a lost[3] 1916 American silent crime film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Thomas Jefferson, Elmer Clifton, and Robert Harron.[4] The film was written by Bernard McConville and D. W. Griffith, who also produced it. It premiered on January 16, 1916 as a production of the Fine Arts Film Company. It was distributed by Triangle Distributing. The Missing Links was Norma Talmadge's first film for Triangle.[2][5]
The film tells of a murder in a small rural town. The major suspects are two brothers, Horace and Henry (Clifton and Harron). Each believes the other to be guilty, so confesses to save their brother.
Actors
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | Arthur Gaylord |
| Elmer Clifton | Horace Gaylord |
| Robert Harron | Henry Gaylord |
| Loyola O'Connor | Miss Gaylord |
| William Higby | Jasper Starr |
| Elinor Stone | Mrs Starr |
| Norma Talmadge | Myra Holburn |
| Jack Brammall | C. P. Martin |
| Hal Wilson | James Haskins |
| Constance Talmadge | Laura Haskins |
| Robert Lawler | Chris Tompkins |
Preservation
With no holdings located in archives, The Missing Links is considered a lost film.[3]
References
- ^ "Missing Links (1916)". Allmovie.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Missing Links". Silentera.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Missing Links". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ "Movie search results for "missing-links"".
- ^ "The Missing Links (1916)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2014.