The Gray Dawn
Directed byJean Hersholt
Benjamin B. Hampton
Written byMarie Jenny Howe
Richard Schayer
Based onThe Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White
Produced byBenjamin B. Hampton
StarringCarl Gantvoort
Claire Adams
Robert McKim
CinematographyFriend Baker
Gus Peterson
Production
company
Benjamin B. Hampton Productions
Distributed byHodkinson Pictures
Release date
  • February 5, 1922 (1922-02-05)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Gray Dawn is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Jean Hersholt, starring Carl Gantvoort, Claire Adams and Robert McKim.[1] Some scenes were also likely directed by others, including producer Benjamin B. Hampton. It is based on the 1915 novel of the same title by Stewart Edward White.

Plot

In San Francisco in the 1850s, the lawlessness of the western settlement is out of control. The District Attorney is under pressure from the corrupt mayor not to take action, leading to vigilante mobs.

Cast

References

  1. Munden p.404

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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