The Petal on the Current
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The Petal on the Current is a 1919
drama film
directed by Tod Browning
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1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
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 Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Tod Browning was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter.Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras...
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Cast
- Mary MacLarenMary MacLarenMary MacLaren was an American film actress. She appeared in 136 films between 1916 and 1949.Born Mary MacDonald in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she received her education at Greensburgh , Pennsylvania...
- Stella Schump - Gertrude ClaireGertrude ClaireGertrude Claire was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles in New York, New York. In the coming years she began to play leads...
- Stella's Mother - Fritzi RidgewayFritzi RidgewayFritzi Ridgeway was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1934...
- Cora Kinealy (as Fritzie Ridgeway) - Robert Anderson - John Gilley
- Beatrice Burnham - Gertie Cobb
- Victor PotelVictor PotelVictor Potel was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in over 430 films in his 38 year career.-Career:...
- Skinny Flint - David Butler - Ed Kinealy
- Yvette Mitchell (uncredited)
- Janet Sully (uncredited)