The Day of Faith

The Day of Faith
The Day of Faith
	Film poster
Directed by	Tod Browning
Written by	Katharine Kavanaugh; June Mathis
Based on	The Day of Faith; by Arthur Somers Roche
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Starring	Eleanor Boardman; Tyrone Power Sr.
Cinematography	William Fildew
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	October 21, 1923;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Day of Faith is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning starring Eleanor Boardman, Tyrone Power Sr., and Raymond Griffith.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Jane Maynard opens a mission in the New York City slums in the memory of philanthropist Bland Hendricks which uses the motto "My Neighbor is Perfect." She welcomes outcasts and faith cures are made. Michael Anstell, the son of a millionaire, is attracted to Jane. His father employs reporter Tom Barnett to ridicule the mission, but Tom becomes a convert. Old John Anstell then backs the mission, believing that, in the name of reform, he can control the world. Detected, his son Michael is killed by a mob. Tom Barnett and Jane Maynard carry on the mission's work.

Cast

Eleanor Boardman as Jane Maynard
Tyrone Power Sr. as Michael Anstell (credited as Tyrone Power)
Raymond Griffith as Tom Barnett
Wallace MacDonald as John Anstell
Ford Sterling as Montreal Sammy
Heinie Conklin as Yegg Darby (credited as Charles Conklin)
Ruby Lafayette as Granny Maynard
Jane Mercer as Red Johnston's child
Edward Martindel as Uncle Mortimer
Winter Hall as Bland Hendricks
Emmett King as Simmons
Jack Curtis as Red Johnson
Frederick Vroom as Marley Maynard
John Curry as Isaac
Henry Hebert as Samuel Jackson (credited as Henry Herbert)
Miles McCarthy as Kelly (credited as Myles McCarthy)
Robert Dudley as Morris

Preservation

With no prints of The Day of Faith located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Day of Faith". silentera.com. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
^ Pardy, George T. (December 15, 1923). "Feature Previews: The Day of Faith". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (3). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 23. Retrieved April 26, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "The Day of Faith". Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.