---
title: 'Behind the Door (1919)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irvin Willat'
released: '1919-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-the-door-1919'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009915/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Behind the Door (1919)

1919 · 70 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Behind the Door is a surviving 1919 silent war drama film produced by Thomas Ince, directed by Irvin Willat and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The picture is a starring vehicle for veteran actor Hobart Bosworth and the supporting cast features Jane Novak and Wallace Beery. The film's source is a short story by Gouverneur Morris, also titled "Behind the Door," published in McClure's Magazine in July 1917. The film is extant at the Library of Congress and the Gosfilmofond Russian State Archive. In 2016, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, working with the Library of Congress and Gosfilmofond, created a more fully-restored print of the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irvin Willat](https://cinepixo.com/people/irvin-willat)
- **Screenplay:** [Luther Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/luther-reed)
- **Producer:** [Thomas H. Ince](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-h-ince)

## Cast

- [Hobart Bosworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/hobart-bosworth)
- [Wallace Beery](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-beery)

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