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1920 film by Allan Dwan

The Scoffer
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Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Lillian Ducey Val Cleveland
Produced by	Allan Dwan Mayflower Photoplay Company
Starring	Mary Thurman James Kirkwood
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening (credited as Henry Broening)
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures
Release date	September 1920 (1920-09)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Scoffer is a surviving 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Mary Thurman. It was released through Associated First National Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, Dr. Stannard Wayne (Kirkwood), a worker for humanity, Dr. Arthur Richards (McCullough), a charlatan, and Carson the Parson (Durning), a missionary worker, are firm friends until a victim of Richards' malpractice dies and Wayne is sentenced to five years imprisonment for the crime. Richards persuades Dr. Wayne's wife to obtain a divorce and marries her. Wayne denounces God and vows never again will he use his ability in the interests of mankind. Released from prison, he finds his way to a northern settlement where Richards and his wife, now a physical wreck, are living. Here he refuses aid to those who are in sickness and misery, and preaches against Divinity. Alice Porn (Mitchell), keeper of the general store, challenges him to prove that man is superior to God by curing a crippled child. After several complications, he begins the operation during a great electrical storm. The elements and his enemies combine to thwart the purpose of the operation, and facing defeat he prays for aid. This aid comes in a form which may or may not be supernatural, as an observer may prefer, and after a time happiness ensues.

Cast

Mary Thurman as Margaret Haddon
James Kirkwood as Dr. Stannard Wayne
Philo McCullough as Dr. Arthur Richards
Rhea Mitchell as Alice Porn
John Burton as Old Dabney
Noah Beery as Boorman
Eugenie Besserer as Boorman's Wife
Georgie Stone as Boorman's son
Bernard Durning as Carson the Parson
Ward Crane as 'The Albany Kid'

Preservation status

A print of The Scoffer is preserved by the Library of Congress.

References

The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Scoffer
Progressive Silent Film List: The Scoffer at silentera.com
"Reviews: The Scoffer". Exhibitors Herald. 11 (24). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 78. December 11, 1920.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Scoffer

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to The Scoffer at Wikimedia Commons

The Scoffer at IMDb

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