The Release of Dan Forbes
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The Release of Dan Forbes is a 1916 American silent
short drama film
directed by Donald MacDonald
starring Helen Rosson
, William Stowell
, and Harry Van 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 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 Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald (actor)
Donald MacDonald was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 87 films between 1911 and 1934...
starring Helen Rosson
Helene Rosson
Helene Rosson was an American silent film actress.Rosson entered film in 1915 and starred in 37 films over her ten year career until 1925....
, William Stowell
William Stowell
William Stowell , was an American silent film actor who died in a railroad accident in the Belgian Congo in 1919....
, and Harry Van 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...
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