Aurora Floyd
Encyclopedia
Aurora Floyd is a 1912
American
silent
short drama film
directed by Theodore Marston
based on a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
. Starring William Garwood
, Florence La Badie
and Harry Benham
. The film also stars Maude Fealy
and David Thompson
.
1912 in film
The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
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 Theodore Marston
Theodore Marston
Theodore Marston was an American silent film director and writer of the early silent period...
based on a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Mary Elizabeth Braddon was a British Victorian era popular novelist. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret.-Life:...
. Starring William Garwood
William Garwood
William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....
, Florence La Badie
Florence La Badie
Florence La Badie was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917, her career was at its height and climbing when she died unexpectedly due to injuries sustained during an automobile accident.-Early life:While...
and Harry Benham
Harry Benham
Harry Benham was an American silent film actor.-Background:Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, as a child Benham and his family moved to Chicago, where he was raised and attended school...
. The film also stars Maude Fealy
Maude Fealy
Maude Fealy was an American stage and film actress who appeared in nearly every film made by Cecil B. DeMille in the post silent film era.-Early life:...
and David Thompson
David H. Thompson
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.
Cast
- Florence La Badie as Aurora Floyd
- Harry Benham as John Mellish, Aurora's Second Husband
- David Thompson as John Conyers, Aurora's First Husband
- William Garwood
- Maude Fealy