Havoc (1925 film)

Havoc
Havoc
Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	Edmund Goulding
Based on	Havoc; by Henry Wall
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Madge Bellamy; George O'Brien; Walter McGrail
Cinematography	G.O. Post
Production; company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	September 27, 1925;
Running time	9 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Havoc is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Madge Bellamy, George O'Brien, and Walter McGrail.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[3] in England before the outbreak of the First World War, Captain Roddy Dunton and Lieutenant Dick Chappel court the same woman, Violet Deering. She becomes engaged to Dunton, and Chappel accepts her choice. On leave from the British Army on the Western Front, Chappel brings Violet a message from Dunton. Violet infatuates him and Dunton's sister Tessie sees them embrace. Violet, trapped, breaks her engagement with Dunton. When Chappel returns to the trenches, Dunton, angered, persuades Chappel to take part in a reckless attack on the German lines, hoping he will be killed. Instead, the brave Chappel is badly wounded. Later, full of remorse, Dunton shoots himself, committing suicide. Chappel returns home where he denounces Violet and is nursed back to health by Dunton's sister Tessie.

Cast

Madge Bellamy as Tessie Dunton
George O'Brien as Dick Chappel
Walter McGrail as Roddy Dunton
Eulalie Jensen as Alice Deering
Margaret Livingston as Violet Deering
Leslie Fenton as Babe
David Butler as Smithy
Harvey Clark as Biddle
Wade Boteler as Sergeant Major
Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Chappel
E.H. Calvert as Regimental Adjutant
Bertram Grassby as Alexi Betskoy

References

^ Solomon p. 83
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Havoc at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: Havoc", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (12), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, September 12, 1925, retrieved September 6, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

Havoc at IMDb

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[1] Solomon p. 83

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Havoc at silentera.com

[3] "New Pictures: Havoc", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (12), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, September 12, 1925, retrieved September 6, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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