The Dark Star (1919 film)
Appearance
The Dark Star | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | Frances Marion |
Based on | novel The Dark Star by Robert W. Chambers c.1917 |
Produced by | William Randolph Hearst |
Starring | Marion Davies |
Cinematography | Edward Broening |
Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent (English titles) |
The Dark Star is a lost[1] 1919 silent film adventure directed by Allan Dwan and starring Marion Davies. It was based on the 1917 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions. It was released through Paramount Pictures.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]This article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
[edit]- Marion Davies – Rue Carew
- Dorothy Green – Princess Naia
- Norman Kerry – Jim Neeland
- Matt Moore – Prince Alak
- Ward Crane – French Secret Service Agent
- George Cooper – Mr. Brandes
- Arthur Earle – Mr. Stull
- Gustav von Seyffertitz (*billed G. Butler Clonbough) – German Spy
- Emil Hoch – Steward
- Fred Hearn – Rev. William Carew
- James Laffey – Ship Captain
- William Brotherhood – Steward
- Eddie Sturgis – 'Parson' Smalley
Production
[edit]Marion Davies re-teamed with Norman Kerry and Matt Moore in her sixth film. Directed by Allan Dwan, this was the first film released under the banner of Cosmopolitan Productions.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Dark Star
- ^ The Dark Star at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Dark Star
- ^ Lorusso, Edward (2017) The Silent Films of Marion Davies, CreateSpace, pp. 25-26.
External links
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Categories:
- 1919 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American adventure drama films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films directed by Allan Dwan
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers
- American black-and-white films
- 1910s adventure drama films
- 1919 drama films
- 1919 lost films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American drama films
- Silent adventure drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- English-language adventure drama films
- Silent adventure film stubs