Mignon, is a silent

Silent film

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 1915

1915 in film

The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...

 drama film by William Nigh

William Nigh

William Nigh was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin....

 and Alexander E. Beyfuss.

Plot summary

The nobleman Lothario seduces Musette, the daughter of Giarno, the leader of the nearby Gypsy camp. When Musette learns that Lothario is married and has a baby, Mignon, she jumps off a cliff. For revenge, Giarno kidnaps Mignon. After Lothario's wife dies of grief, Lothario becomes a mad, wandering minstrel. When Mignon is sixteen, the young nobleman Wilhelm Meister, seeing her mistreatment, buys Mignon from Giarno. Mignon falls in love with Wilhelm, but she believes that he loves the actress Filina. At a fete, Filina locks Mignon, whom Lothario has befriended, into her room. Filina traps Wilhelm into proposing, but as he announces their engagement, Lothario, acting on Mignon's earlier suggestions, sets the castle on fire. Wilhelm rescues Mignon, but because she still believes that he loves Filina, she leaves with Lothario. When an innkeeper recognizes Lothario and shows him a piece of the baby Mignon's belt, Lothario's memory returns. As Mignon has the other piece, she is revealed to be his daughter. Wilhelm finds them, and he and Mignon vow to marry.

Cast

• Beatriz Michelena
  Beatriz Michelena
  Beatriz Michelena was an American actress during the silent film era, known at the time for her operatic soprano voice and appearances in musical theatre. She was one of the few Latina stars visible on the silver screen in the United States in the 1910s...
  
   – Mignon
• Robert House Peters
  House Peters, Sr.
  Robert House Peters, Sr. was a British-born American silent film actor, known to moviegoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions."-Biography:...
  
   – Wilhelm Meister
• Clara Beyers
  Clara Beyers
  Clara Beyers was an American silent film stock actressShe was signed in 1913 and starred in 32 films before her retirement from film in 1922.She starred with William Garwood in films such as His Picture.-Filmography:...
  
   – Filina
• Belle Bennett
  Belle Bennett
  Belle Bennett was a stage and screen actress who started her professional career in vaudeville. She was born in Milaca, Minnesota.-Stage actress:...
  
   – Musette
• Ernest Joy
  Ernest Joy
  Ernest Joy was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1911 and 1920.He was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
  
   – Laertes
• Emil Krushe – Giarno
• Andrew Robson
  Andrew Robson
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   – Lothario
• Baby Wallace – Mignon (as a child)
• Frank Hollins – Lothario's servant
• Mrs. Frank Hollins – Baby Mignon's nurse
• Harold B. Meade – Lothario's servant
• D. Mitsoras – Innkeeper
• William Pike – Frederick
• Rollin Warwick – Baron Rosenberg