Under a Shadow
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Under a Shadow is a 1915
silent
drama film
directed by Joe De Grasse
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 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 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
- 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...
- Thera Dufre / Mrs. Irving - 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...
- DeSerris - Arthur Shirley - Mr. Irving
- Millard K. WilsonMillard K. WilsonMillard K. Wilson was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 94 films between 1914 and 1930.He died in Long Beach, California in a road accident.-Selected filmography:* In the Days of Buffalo Bill...
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