Food for Scandal

Food for Scandal
Food for Scandal
	Still with Wanda Hawley, Margaret McWade, and Minnie Devereaux
Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Edith Kennedy
Based on	Beverly's Balance; by Paul Kester
Starring	Wanda Hawley; Harrison Ford; Ethel Grey Terry; Margaret McWade; Minnie Devereaux; Juan de la Cruz
Cinematography	H. Kinley Martin
Production; company	Realart Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Realart Pictures Corporation
Release date	September 12, 1920;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Food for Scandal is a 1920 American comedy drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Edith Kennedy. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Harrison Ford, Ethel Grey Terry, Margaret McWade, Minnie Devereaux, and Juan de la Cruz. The film was released on September 12, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Cast

Wanda Hawley as Sylvia Figueroa
Harrison Ford as Watt Dinwiile
Ethel Grey Terry as Nancy Horner
Margaret McWade as Señora Maria Serra
Minnie Devereaux as Paola
Juan de la Cruz as Count Tizapitti
Sidney Bracey as Padre
Lester Cuneo as Jack Horner

Preservation

In February of 2021, Food for Scandal was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list and is therefore presumed lost.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Food for Scandal (1920) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ Janiss Garza. "Food for Scandal (1920) - James Cruze". AllMovie. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ "Food for Scandal". afi.com. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Food for Scandal". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

External links

Food for Scandal at IMDb

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[1] "Food for Scandal (1920) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[2] Janiss Garza. "Food for Scandal (1920) - James Cruze". AllMovie. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[afi-3] "Food for Scandal". afi.com. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

[Lost_U.S._Silent_Feature_Films-4] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-5] "American Silent Feature Film Database: Food for Scandal". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

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