Introduction
1922 film No Trespassing is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Irene Castle and Ward .1922 film No Trespassing is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Irene Castle and Ward .
It was distributed by W. W. Hodkinson and is based upon a novel by Joseph C. Lincoln, The Rise of Roscoe .It was distributed by W. W. Hodkinson and is based upon a novel by Joseph C. Lincoln, The Rise of Roscoe .
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Roscoe Paine (Crane), a wealthy young man with no job and little ambition who lives with his invalid mother (Barry) in a small fishing village, owns a lane leading to the shore which skirts the wealthy James Colton (Truesdale) .As described in a film magazine, Roscoe Paine (Crane), a wealthy young man with no job and little ambition who lives with his invalid mother (Barry) in a small fishing village, owns a lane leading to the shore which skirts the wealthy James Colton (Truesdale) .
Debutante Mabel Colton (Castle) and her father James and her mother (Fitzroy) are newly arrived to the village, and the passing of the fish carts on the lane annoys Mrs. .Debutante Mabel Colton (Castle) and her father James and her mother (Fitzroy) are newly arrived to the village, and the passing of the fish carts on the lane annoys Mrs. .
The father thereupon tries to purchase the lane, but Roscoe refuses to close it to his friends and .The father thereupon tries to purchase the lane, but Roscoe refuses to close it to his friends and .
Roscoe and Mabel become friends after he saves her from a runaway .Roscoe and Mabel become friends after he saves her from a runaway .
Victor Carver (Roscoe), a suitor for Mabel's hand, attempts to ruin her father in a stock deal, but Roscoe engineers a counter stock deal during the illness of James, which saves his .Victor Carver (Roscoe), a suitor for Mabel's hand, attempts to ruin her father in a stock deal, but Roscoe engineers a counter stock deal during the illness of James, which saves his .
Roscoe also sells the lane to James Colton to raise money to save his friend George Davis (Pauncefort), a cashier at the local bank, from .Roscoe also sells the lane to James Colton to raise money to save his friend George Davis (Pauncefort), a cashier at the local bank, from .
The townspeople want to run Roscoe out of town until the truth is known and he is vindicated by Mabel and her .The townspeople want to run Roscoe out of town until the truth is known and he is vindicated by Mabel and her .
Roscoe gets a good job in her father's offices, and he and Mabel get .Roscoe gets a good job in her father's offices, and he and Mabel get .
Reception
Variety gave No Trespassing a poor review: "This latest Castle feature cannot be relied upon as a real money ."Variety gave No Trespassing a poor review: "This latest Castle feature cannot be relied upon as a real money ."