# The Hidden Way

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{{short description|1926 film by Joe De Grasse}}
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{{Infobox film
| name             = The Hidden Way
| image            = The Hidden Way (1926) - 1.jpg
| caption          = Advertisement
| director         = [Joseph De Grasse](/source/Joseph_De_Grasse)
| producer         = Joseph De Grasse
| writer           = [Ida May Park](/source/Ida_May_Park)
| starring         = [Mary Carr](/source/Mary_Carr)
| music            =
| cinematography  = Joseph Dubray
| editing          =
| studio           = Joseph De Grasse Productions
| distributor      = [Associated Exhibitors](/source/Associated_Exhibitors)
| released         = {{Film date|1926|07|26}}
| runtime          = 6 [reels](/source/film_reel)
| country          = United States
| language         = [Silent](/source/Silent_film) (English [intertitle](/source/intertitle)s)
}}
'''''The Hidden Way''''' is a surviving 1926 American [silent](/source/silent_film) [crime drama film](/source/crime_drama_film) produced and directed by [Joseph De Grasse](/source/Joseph_De_Grasse), written by his wife [Ida May Park](/source/Ida_May_Park) and starring [Mary Carr](/source/Mary_Carr), [Gloria Grey](/source/Gloria_Grey), and [Thomas Santschi](/source/Thomas_Santschi).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Hidden Way |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9720?sid |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Two ex-prisoners join the crook. After saving the life of a farm girl, they receive housing from her widowed mother. An elderly man and a con man come up with a plan to trick a generous lady into believing that there is a valuable mineral spring on her land.

==Cast==
*[Mary Carr](/source/Mary_Carr) as Mother
*[Gloria Grey](/source/Gloria_Grey) as Mary
*[Thomas Santschi](/source/Thomas_Santschi) as Bill
*[Arthur Rankin](/source/Arthur_Rankin_(actor)) as Harry
*[Ned Sparks](/source/Ned_Sparks) as Mulligan
*[Jane Thomas](/source/Jane_Thomas_(actress)) as The Woman
*Billie Jeane Phelps as The Child
*[Wilbur Mack](/source/Wilbur_Mack) as Sid Atkins
*William Ryno as Samuel Atkins

==Preservation==
The film was considered [lost](/source/lost_film) for decades until a print surfaced in near mint condition in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand).<ref>{{Citation |last=De Grasse |first=Joseph |title=The Hidden Way |date=1926 |url=http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3036/default.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |last2=Carr |first2=Mary}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0016964}}
*{{Youtube|vsJk7kQtH8o|''The Hidden Way'' (1926)}}

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Category:1926 films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Joseph De Grasse
Category:1926 crime drama films
Category:Associated Exhibitors films
Category:1926 American films
Category:American silent crime drama films
Category:1926 English-language films
Category:English-language crime drama films

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