The Mark of Cain (1916 film)
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The Mark of Cain is a 1916
silent
drama film
directed by Joe De Grasse
and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
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 Joe De Grasse
Joe De Grasse
Joseph Louis De Grasse was a Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse....
and starring 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...
Cast
- 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...
- Dick Temple - Dorothy PhillipsDorothy PhillipsDorothy Phillips was an American stage and film actress.-Career:Born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible in Baltimore, Maryland, Phillips began her career as a stage actress. She made her film debut in 1911, and appeared in over 150 films during her career...
- Doris - Frank WhitsonFrank WhitsonFrank Whitson was an American film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1915 and 1937.He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Gold and the Woman...
- John Graham - Gilmore Hammond - Jake
- T. D. CrittendenT. D. CrittendenT. D. Crittenden was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 69 films between 1912 and 1924...
- Mr. Wilson - Gretchen LedererGretchen LedererGretchen Lederer was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in 87 films between 1912 and 1918.She was born in Cologne, Germany and died in Anaheim, California...
- Mrs. Wilson - Lydia Yeamans TitusLydia Yeamans TitusLydia Yeamans Titus was an Australian singer and actress of the stage and motion pictures. She was the daughter of Edward Yeamans, a circus clown and Annie Yeamans. Her mother was a noted stage performer on two continents as well as having traveled to Japan, China, Java and the Philippines...
- Dick's Mother - Mark FentonMark FentonMark Fenton was an American actor of the silent era. He had a sturdy theatrical and Broadway career behind him before coming to silent pictures...
- Dick's Father - Georgia French - Baby Wilson
- J. H. Gilmour