- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1921-05-01
- Director: Herbert Brenon
- Writers: Mary Murillo , Channing Pollock
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Norma Talmadge , Charles Richman , Lew Cody , David Proctor
- Runtime: 84 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Mærket paa Døren (Denmark) , O Aviso na Porta (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Sign on the Door (United Kingdom) , Tecknet på dörren (Sweden) , Le signe sur la porte (France, French Republic) , The Sign on the Door (United States of America) , The Sign on the Door
- Plot: If you like melodrama, you will like this movie. If not, it will be a complete waste of time and will give you a bad impression of silent movies.Ann Hunniwell (Norma Talmadge) is a secretary who dreams of a wealthy lifestyle. She yearns to go to the opera to see Madam Butterfly, and when Frank Devereaux (Lew Cody) asks her to go with him, she hesitantly but enthusiastically accepts. His intentions are hardly pure, and the two end up together in a questionable nightclub. Years later, Ann is married to Lafe Regan (Charles Richman) and has a stepdaughter (Helen Weir) to take care of. Suddenly, she meets Devereaux again when he visits her husbands. It seems he has been romancing Lafe's best friend and also his daughter. Ann does her best to protect Helen's good name, but finds it difficult to do so because of her own past with Devereaux.A memorable performance from Talmadge and a silly but suspenseful plot make for enjoyable movie-going, but it is understandable that The Sign on the Door has not been formally released. The Library of Congress print is in good condition, however, and serves as yet another example of an intact Talmadge film that is widely unavailable for viewing. Why? Despite her popularity during the silent era, Talmadge and her films come off as dated today. She is beautiful and adequately subtle, but she is definitely a product of her time.
- IMDB:tt0011692
The Sign on the Door Cast · · · ALL
Herbert Brenon
Director
Norma Talmadge
Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
Charles Richman
'Lafe' Regan
Lew Cody
Frank Devereaux
Augustus Balfour
Ferguson, Devereaux's Valet
Mac Barnes
'Kick' Callahan
Helen Weir
Helen Regan
Robert Agnew
Alan Churchill
Paul McAllister
District Attorney 'Rud' Whiting
Edward Brophy
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)