Romance (1920 film)
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Romance is a 1920 American silent film
directed by Chester Withey
and released through United Artists
. The film is based on the 1913 play Romance by Edward Sheldon
and stars Doris Keane
, the actress who created the role in the play. This was Miss Keane's only motion picture. D.W. Griffith allowed the use of his Mamaroneck Studios for the production and the nephew of Griffith's favorite cameraman, Billy Bitzer
, was the cinematographer. The story was later remade as Romance
in 1930, an early talking vehicle for Greta Garbo
.
No copies of Romance are known to survive making it another 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...
directed by Chester Withey
Chester Withey
Chester Withey was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter. He participated in the production in total of some 100 films....
and released through United Artists
United Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
. The film is based on the 1913 play Romance by Edward Sheldon
Edward Sheldon
Edward Brewster Sheldon was an American dramatist. His plays include Salvation Nell and Romance , which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo....
and stars Doris Keane
Doris Keane
Doris Keane was an American actress.She was born in the USA but educated largely in Europe.Her first professional role was in Whitewashing Julia in 1903. This was a small role but she went on to play leading roles in The Happy Marriage in 1909 and The Lights o' London in 1911.In 1913, she played...
, the actress who created the role in the play. This was Miss Keane's only motion picture. D.W. Griffith allowed the use of his Mamaroneck Studios for the production and the nephew of Griffith's favorite cameraman, Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer was a pioneering cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith....
, was the cinematographer. The story was later remade as Romance
Romance (1930 film)
Romance is a 1930 film which tells the story of a bishop sharing a cautionary tale with a young man, who is going against the wishes of his family, of the dangers of falling in love with "fallen women", by using a story of naivete from his past...
in 1930, an early talking vehicle for Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo , born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of Garbo's films were sensational hits, and all but three were profitable...
.
No copies of Romance are known to survive making it another 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
- Doris KeaneDoris KeaneDoris Keane was an American actress.She was born in the USA but educated largely in Europe.Her first professional role was in Whitewashing Julia in 1903. This was a small role but she went on to play leading roles in The Happy Marriage in 1909 and The Lights o' London in 1911.In 1913, she played...
- Madame Cavallini - Basil SydneyBasil SydneyBasil Sydney was an English actor who made over fifty screen appearances, most memorably as Claudius in Laurence Olivier's 1948 film of Hamlet. He also appeared in classic films like Treasure Island , Ivanhoe and Around the World in Eighty Days , but the focus of his career was the legitimate...
- The priest - Norman Trevor - Cornelius Van Tuyl
- Betty Ross ClarkeBetty Ross ClarkeBetty Ross Clarke , was an American actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1920 and 1940. Her most noteworthy silent film was the 1920 Fox Film If I Were King with William Farnum...
- Susan Van Tuyl - Amelia SummervilleAmelia SummervilleAmelia Summerville , born Amelia Shaw, was an-Irish-born American stage and silent film actress.Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Canada as a child....
- Miss Armstrong - A.J. Herbert - Mr. Livingston
- Gilda Varesi - Vanucci (as Gilda Varesi Archibald)
- John DavidsonJohn Davidson (actor)John Davidson was an American film actor. He appeared in 148 films between 1915 and 1963.He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Beppo