The Narrow Path (1918 film)

The Narrow Path is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward, W.E. Lawrence and Irene Aldwyn.^[1] The film was adapted for the screen by Ouida Bergère and Jack Cunningham based on a 1909 play of the same name by John Montague.^[2]

The Narrow Path
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice
Written by	Ouida Bergère Jack Cunningham
Based on	The Narrow Path (play) by John Montague
Produced by	A.H. Woods
Starring	Fannie Ward W.E. Lawrence Irene Aldwyn
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn
Production company	Astra Film Corp.
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	December 15, 1918 (1918-12-15)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

Cast

• Fannie Ward as Marion Clark
• W.E. Lawrence as Dick Strong
• Irene Aldwyn as Gladys Strong
• Sam De Grasse as Malcolm Dion
• Mary Alden as Margaret Dunn
• Antrim Short as Jimmy Glidden
• Easter Walters^[3]

Preservation

With no prints of The Narrow Path located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[4] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[5]