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The Forbidden Valley
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 5217 feet
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton

Cast: May McAvoy [Morning Glory], Bruce Gordon [Jack Winslow], William R. Dunn [Dave], Charles Kent [Ben Lee], Warren Chandler [Dominie Jones], Nellie Anderson [Aunt Endor], Gene Layman [Sentimental Joe], Emil Mink [Cal Mitchell], Harry Kiefer [Mitchell’s son], Marian Stewart

J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by J. Stuart Blackton. Scenario by Stanley Olmstead, from a screen story by Randolph Lewis. Cinematography by William S. Adams. Presented by J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures, Incorporated. / © 28 August 1920 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LU15465]. Released 10 October 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Gordon’s first American film.

Drama: Rural.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1448.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 14 June 2026.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1448; Drew-Speaking p. 279 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.