Richelieu (film)
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Richelieu is a 1914
silent
drama film
directed by Allan Dwan
and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
The film is now considered to be lost
. It is based on a play written by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton.
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
silent
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 film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:...
and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
The film is now considered to be lost
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...
. It is based on a play written by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton.
Cast
- Murdock MacQuarrieMurdock MacQuarrieMurdock MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.Murdock began his long screen career as an actor in early films such as The Count of Monte Cristo before becoming a director at Universal.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Frank MacQuarrie.-1940s:* Silver City Raiders...
- Cardinal Richelieu - William C. DowlanWilliam C. DowlanWilliam C. Dowlan was an American silent film actor, and director...
- Adrien de Mauprat - Pauline BushPauline Bush (actress)Pauline Bush was an American silent film actress.Nicknamed "The Madonna of the Movies", she married actor Allan Dwan in 1915. They divorced in 1921. From 1910 to 1924, she appeared in some 250 movies...
- Julie de Mortemar - James Robert Chandler - Sieur de Beringhen
- Edna MaisonEdna MaisonEdna Maison , was an American silent film actress.She starred in a total of 85 films between 1912 and 1926 in films such as The Idol of Bonanza Camp with actors such as Harry von Meter.- Selected filmography :* The Idol of Bonanza Camp * The Proof of the Man * Richelieu...
- Marion de Lormer - James NeillJames NeillJames Neill was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 113 films between 1913 and 1930. He was buried in Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery. His wife, and frequent costar on stage and screen, was Edythe Chapman. In 1902 the couple starred on Broadway in the play The Red Knight...
- The King - Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- Baradas - Richard Rosson - François (as Dick Rosson)
- Edythe ChapmanEdythe ChapmanEdythe Chapman , was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907...
- The Queen - William Lloyd - Joseph
- Frank RiceFrank RiceFrank Rice was an American film actor. He appeared in over 120 films between 1912 and 1936.He was born in Muskegon, Michigan, and died in Los Angeles, California of hepatitis.-Selected filmography:...
- Huget - John Burton