The Hidden Way

The Hidden Way is a surviving 1926 American silent crime drama film produced and directed by Joseph De Grasse, written by his wife Ida May Park and starring Mary Carr, Gloria Grey, and Thomas Santschi.

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 as Mother
 * Gloria Grey as Mary
 * Thomas Santschi as Bill
 * Arthur Rankin as Harry
 * Ned Sparks as Mulligan
 * Jane Thomas as The Woman
 * Billie Jeane Phelps as The Child
 * Wilbur Mack as Sid Atkins
 * William Ryno as Samuel Atkins

Preservation
The film was considered lost for decades until a print surfaced in near mint condition in New Zealand.