Hunchback of Notre Dame		1923
Clopin bought Esmeralda from the gypsies when she was young. Dancing in the square at the festival, Esmeralda is spotted by Jehan, the evil brother of the good archdeacon. When he sets Quasimodo out to kidnap Esmeralda, Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, rescues her and captures Quasimodo. The courts sentence Quasimodo to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda. After Clopin forces Esmeralda to leave Phoebus at the ball, she sends a note to Phoebus to meet her at Notre Dame. In the garden, Phoebus is stabbed in the back by Jehan. Esmeralda is accused of stabbing Phoebus, convicted by the courts and sentenced to hang. When Esmeralda again rejects Jehan, he tells her that Phoebus is dead, even though it is not true. Clopin, Phoebus and Quasimodo all try different ways to save Esmeralda. Cast: Lon Chaney .... Quasimodo Patsy Ruth Miller .... Esmeralda Norman Kerry .... Phoebus de Chateaupers Kate Lester .... Madame de Condelaurier Winifred Bryson .... Fleur de Lys Nigel De Brulier .... Don Claudio Brandon Hurst .... Jehan Ernest Torrence .... Clopin Tully Marshall .... King Louis XI Harry von Meter .... Mons. Neufchatel Raymond Hatton .... Gringoire Nick De Ruiz .... Mons. le Torteru Eulalie Jensen .... Marie Roy Laidlaw .... Charmolu W. Ray Meyers .... Charmolu's assistant William Parke .... Josephus Gladys Brockwell .... Sister Gudule John Cossar .... Judge of the Court Edwin Wallock .... King's Chamberlain Harry Holman .... Fat man Bob Kortman .... Hook-Hand
Patsy Ruth Miller
She began her career at age 16 as a supporting actress in the Rudolph Valentino vehicle Camille (1921) after she was discovered by star Alla Nazimova during a family vacation to Hollywood. Charming, vivacious, dark-haired silent film lead whonever quite achieved top-rank stardom. Miller, was, however, an extremely prolific performer, appearing in over 70 Hollywood silent and early talking films, over a dozen films in 1924 alone. She is probably best known as Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer, in the Lon Chaney version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923), and for displaying a delightful flair for comedy in the female lead of the Ernst Lubitsch sparkler, "So This Is Paris" (1926). The advent of sound did not diminish Miller's appeal, and films such as the highly amusing "Wide Open" (1930) showed her promise, but she only made about ten talkies before giving up acting in 1931 to concentrate on writing. She went on to become a script writer for radio shows and a short story writer. Her short stories garnered her three O. Henry awards. Miller also penned a novel, The Flanagan Girl (1939), and the libretto for a Broadway musical biography of Tchaikovsky, Music in My Heart.Two decades later she returned to films to play a supporting role in the historical adventure "Quebec" (1951). Married and divorced from director Tay Garnett and screenwriter John Lee Mahin.
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