The Denial

{{short description|1925 film}} {{About|the 1925 film|similar uses|Denial (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = The Denial | image = The Denial (SAYRE 14225).jpg | caption = Film still | director = Hobart Henley | producer = | writer = Agnes Christine Johnston | based_on = {{based on|''A Square Peg'', a 1923 play|Lewis Beach}} | starring = Claire Windsor<br>Bert Roach<br>William Haines<br>Lucille Ricksen<br>Robert Agnew | music = | cinematography = Benjamin F. Reynolds | editing = Frank Davis | distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | released = {{film date|1925|3|22|United States}} | runtime = 50 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent (English intertitles) | budget = | gross = }}

'''''The Denial''''' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Claire Windsor, Bert Roach, William Haines, Lucille Ricksen, and Robert Agnew. The film was written by Agnes Christine Johnston based on the play ''A Square Peg'' (1923) by Lewis Beach.<ref>{{cite book|last= Eames|first=John Douglas|title=The MGM Story: The Complete History Of Fifty Roaring Years|year=1988|publisher=Crown Publishers|isbn=0-517-52613-1|page=24}}</ref>

Lucille Ricksen died of tuberculosis the same month this film was released.

==Plot== As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{Citation |title=New Pictures: ''The Denial'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=21 |issue=03 |pages=43 |date=11 April 1925 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald21unse/page/n260/mode/1up |access-date=9 January 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> a Mother tries to direct the affections of her daughter as she sees fit. When her daughter rebels, she realizes how such domination spoiled her own life and she allows her daughter to marry the man of her choice, a young officer. The Mother's similar history from years past is presented in flashbacks.

==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Claire Windsor as Mildred, the Mother * Bert Roach as Arthur * William Haines as Lyman, the Lover in flashback * Lucille Ricksen as Dorothy, the daughter * Robert Agnew as Billie, the Young officer * Emily Fitzroy as Rena, Mother in flashback * William Eugene as Eugene * Estelle Clark as Rosie * Vivia Ogden as Effie * Edward Connelly as James Huckins }}

==Preservation== A partial print of ''The Denial'' is in the collection of the George Eastman Museum.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/Denial1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Denial''] at silentera.com</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|The Denial}} *{{IMDb title|0015743}} *[https://clairewindsor.weebly.com/the-denial.html Stills, lobby cards, and advertisements from ''The Denial''] at the Claire Windsor website

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