Père Goriot is a 1915 silent film based on the 1835 novel of the same name by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac.[1] Directed by Travers Vale, the film starred Edward Cecil in the title role.[2] It was made by the Biograph Company,[1] and consisted of three reels.[3]
Cast
edit- Edward Cecil as Goriot[4]
- Kate Toncray as Mme. Goriot[4]
- Jack Mulhall as Eugene[4]
- Vivian Prescott as Anastasie Goriot[4]
- Helen Hart as Delphine Goriot[4]
- Marie Newton as Victorine[4]
- Mrs. A.C. Marston as Madame Blanc[4]
- Hector V. Sarno (as Hector Sarno) as The Count[4]
- Herbert Barrington as The Baron[4]
References
editBibliography
edit- Amnon Kabatchnik (2017). Blood on the Stage, 1800 to 1900: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538106181.
- Alan Goble, ed. (2011). "Père Goriot". The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker-Saur. ISBN 9783110951943.
- Richard E. Braff (2002). "Père Goriot". The Braff Silent Short Film Working Papers: Over 25,000 Films, 1903-1929, Alphabetized and Indexed. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786410316.
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