The Eternal Sapho (also known as A Modern Sapho and The Eternal Sappho)[1] is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Theda Bara. The film was loosely based on the 1884 French novel Sappho by Alphonse Daudet.[2][3] The film is now considered lost.[1]
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 Theatrical poster to The Eternal Sapho likenesses of Theda Bara and Warner Oland | |
| Directed by | Bertram Bracken |
| Written by | Mary Murillo (scenario) |
| Based on | Sappho by Alphonse Daudet |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Theda Bara James Cooley |
| Cinematography | Rial Schellinger |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Eternal Sapho was produced by Fox Film Corporation and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[4] Some filming took place at the Marble House, a mansion located on a hill above 215th Street in New York.[5]
Cast
edit- Theda Bara as Laura Bruffins
- James Cooley as Billy Malvin
- Walter Lewis as Mr. Marvin, Sr.
- Hattie Delaro as Mrs. Marvin, Sr.
- Einar Linden as John Drummond
- Mary Martin as Mrs. Drummond
- Kittens Reichert as Drummond Child
- George MacQuarrie as Jack McCullough
- Warner Oland as H. Coudal
- Frank Norcross as Grubbins
- Caroline Harris as Mother Grubbins
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Eternal Sapho". silentera.com. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36. Vol. 40 (2 ed.). December Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-913204-36-6.
- ^ Golden, Eve (1996). ""5. A Good Little Devil"". Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara. Vestal Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1879511320.
- ^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 64. ISBN 0-7385-4501-5.
- ^ "'On Location' -- East Coast and Metropolitan." Photoplay Magazine, Dec. 1916, Vol. XI, No. 1, pp 36-42. Accessed: August 1, 2018.
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