Experience (1921 film)
Encyclopedia
Experience is a silent
drama morality/allegory film produced by Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
. The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice
and starred Richard Barthelmess
, and was based on George V. Hobart's successful 1914 Broadway play of the same name.
The film is now considered a lost film
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama morality/allegory film produced by Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice was a film director and producer. Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage...
and starred Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut...
, and was based on George V. Hobart's successful 1914 Broadway play of the same name.
The film is now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Richard BarthelmessRichard BarthelmessRichard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut...
as Youth - Reginald DennyReginald Denny (actor)Reginald Denny was an English stage, film, and television actor. He was once an amateur boxing champion of Great Britain.-Acting career:...
- John Miltern as Experience
- Marjorie Daw as Love
- E. J. Ratcliffe as Ambition
- Betty Carpenter as Hope
- Kate BruceKate BruceKate Bruce was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 289 films between 1908 and 1931.She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York, New York.-Selected filmography:* The Golden Louis...
as Mother - Lilyan TashmanLilyan TashmanLilyan Tashman was a Brooklyn-born Jewish American vaudeville, Broadway, and film actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses and the bitchy 'other woman'...
as Pleasure - R. Senior as Opportunity
- Joseph W. Smiley as Chance
- Fred Hadley as Tout
- Harry J. Lane as Despair
- Helen Ray as Intoxication
- Jed Prouty as Good Nature
- Barney FureyBarney FureyBarney Furey was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 112 films between 1912 and 1937.He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Poverty