The Rise of Jennie Cushing
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The Rise of Jennie Cushing is a 1917
silent
film directed by Maurice Tourneur
, produced by Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. The story is from a novel, The Rise of Jennie Cushing, by Mary Watts and stars Broadway's Elsie Ferguson
. The film marked Ferguson's second motion picture. It is a lost
film.
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
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...
film directed by Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur was an important international film director and screenwriter.-Life:Born Maurice Thomas in the Belleville district of Paris, France, his father was a jeweler. As a young man, Maurice Thomas first trained as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator but was soon drawn to the...
, produced by Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. The story is from a novel, The Rise of Jennie Cushing, by Mary Watts and stars Broadway's Elsie Ferguson
Elsie Ferguson
Elsie Louise Ferguson was an American stage and film actress.-Early life:Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Benson Ferguson, a successful attorney...
. The film marked Ferguson's second motion picture. It is a lost
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...
film.
Cast
- Elsie FergusonElsie FergusonElsie Louise Ferguson was an American stage and film actress.-Early life:Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Benson Ferguson, a successful attorney...
- Jennie Cushing - Elliott DexterElliott DexterElliott Dexter was an American film and stage actor. Dexter started his career in vaudeville and didn't move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1925....
- Donelson Meigs - Fania MarinoffFania MarinoffFania Marinoff was a Russian-born American actress. She played supporting and lead roles in dozens of Broadway plays between 1903 and 1937, and eight U.S. silent movies between 1914 and 1917....
- Marie - Frank Goldsmith - Mr. Harrish
- Sallie Delatore - Edith Gerrard
- Mae Bates - Granny
- Edith McAlpin - Mrs. Meigs
- Isabel Vernon - Aunt Carrie