Rose of the World is a lost[1] 1918 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novels of Agnes and Egerton Castle. The film was directed by Maurice Tourneur and stars Elsie Ferguson.
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Charles Maigne (scenario) |
| Based on | Rose of the World by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Elsie Ferguson Wyndham Standing |
| Cinematography | John van den Broek |
| Distributed by | Artcraft Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
It is no relation to the 1925 Warner Brothers film of the same name which is based upon a different novel.[2][3]
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[4] Captain Harry English (Standing) is reported to have been killed during a battle between factions in India and his wife Rosamond (Ferguson) remarries. As time passes Rosamond finds that her love for her deceased husband is greater than her love for the older man that she has married, Sir Arthur Gerardine (Handyside). She goes to live at Harry's old house and there breaks down and tells her husband the truth. She becomes ill and in her ravings asks for Harry. Harry, who was not killed, learns that his wife has remarried and, disguised as an Indian, becomes secretary to Rosamond's husband. He comes to her at a peak psychological moment and, after the shock wears off, they are reunited.
Cast
edit- Elsie Ferguson as Rosamond English
- Wyndham Standing as Captain Harry English
- Percy Marmont as Lieutenant Belhune
- Ethel Martin as Lady Cunningham
- Clarence Handyside as Sir Arthur Gerardine (credited as Clarence Handysides)
- June Sloane as His Niece
- Marie Benedetta as Jani
- Gertrude Le Brandt as Mary
- Sloane De Masher as Dr. Chatelard
References
edit- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rose of the World
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Film: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Rose of the World(Wayback)
- ^ "Reviews: Rose of the World". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 28. January 26, 1918.
External links
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- Rose of the World at IMDb
- Rose of the World; allmovie.com / synopsis
- Lantern slide
- Castle, Agnes and Egerton (1905 ed.), Rose of the World, New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, on the Internet Archive
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