The Echo (1915 film)
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The Echo is a 1915 American silent
short romantic drama directed by Tom Ricketts
. The film stars Jack Richardson
, Vivian Rich
, Charlotte Burton
, B. Reeves Eason
, Perry Banks
, Louise Lester
, David Lythgoe
, and Harry von Meter
.
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...
short romantic drama directed by Tom Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Thomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures....
. The film stars Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson (actor)
Jack Howard Richardson was an American actor.Born in New York, New York, he was signed to a contract in silent films in 1911 by the Thanhouser Company, where he worked for several years....
, Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich was an American silent film actress.-Career:Rich was born on the Atlantic ocean and spent her early years in Philadelphia. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin High School. From high school she went to the stage and played in musical...
, Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
, B. Reeves Eason
B. Reeves Eason
B. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...
, Perry Banks
Perry Banks
Perry Banks was a Canadian silent film actor of the early period.He starred with William Garwood in films such as Sir Galahad of Twilight.-Selected filmography:...
, Louise Lester
Louise Lester
Louise Lester was an American silent film actress. She was the first feminine star of Western films.-Biography:...
, David Lythgoe
David Lythgoe
David Lythgoe was an American silent film actor of the early period. He is best known for his work between 1912 and 1915 in short film under the directorship of Tom Ricketts....
, and Harry von Meter
Harry von Meter
Harry von Meter was an American silent film actor. He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later, and starred in about 200 films until 1929. He is perhaps most famous for starring in The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Mons...
.
Cast
- Jack Richardson as Mr. Wellborn
- Vivian Rich as Violet Wellborn, His Daughter
- Byron Thornberg as John Grant, Aged 12
- David Lythgoe as John Grant
- Perry Banks as Mr. Grant
- Louise Lester as Mrs. Grant
- Harry von Meter as Count de Brasse
- B. Reeves Eason as Ferryman