The Trust (1915 film)
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The Trust is a 1915
silent
drama film
directed by and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
The film is now considered to be lost
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1915 in film
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
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 and featuring 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...
The film is now considered to be 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...
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Cast
- Vera SissonVera SissonVera Sisson was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 79 films between 1913 and 1926.She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory and died in Carmel, California from a barbiturate overdose....
- Florence Allison - William QuinnWilliam Quinn (actor)William Quinn was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 63 films between 1914 and 1935.He was born in Canada and died in Glen Ellen, California.-Selected filmography:* For Cash...
- Florence's husband - 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...
- Jim Mason - T. D. CrittendenT. D. CrittendenT. D. Crittenden was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 69 films between 1912 and 1924...