The Christian (1923 film)
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Genre Drama Cinematography Charles Van Enger Country United States | Director Maurice Tourneur Story by Hall Caine Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Richard Dix (John Storm), Mae Busch (Glory Quayle), Phyllis Haver (Polly Love), Cyril Chadwick (Lord Robert Ure), Claude Gillingwater (Lord Storm), Gareth Hughes (Brother Paul)Language Silent film
(English intertitles) Release date January 28, 1923 (1923-01-28) Based on The Christian
by Hall Caine Writer Paul Bern, Hall Caine (novel) Similar movies Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , How Foolshead Paid His Debts , The Artist , Paperman , The Rider & the Wolf , Step Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Christian (1923) is a silent film drama, released by Goldwyn Pictures, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and starring Richard Dix and Mae Busch.
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Production background
The film is based on the novel and play by Hall Caine. On the Broadway stage Viola Allen, played Glory Quayle in 1899. This was the fifth, and last, silent era filming of the story, with previous versions made in 1911 The Christian (Australian), 1913, 1914 and 1915. Some filming for this production was done in the United Kingdom.
Preservation status
Extant at the George Eastman House, Museum of Modern Art and British Film Institute National Archive.
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The Christian (1923 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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