Gloria's Romance
Encyclopedia
Gloria's Romance is a 1916
silent
film serial starring Billie Burke
. It was written by Rupert Hughes
and his wife and produced by George Kleine. Two men Walter Edwin and Colin Campbell
served as principal directors. It is Burke's second outting as a film actress and one of the very rare occasions a Broadway performer of her magnitude appeared starring in a chapter play. In it's original form this serial comprised 20 chapters and was 40 reels long, several chapters longer than most chapter plays of the time. It is sadly today a lost
film.
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
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 serial starring Billie Burke
Billie Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live...
. It was written by Rupert Hughes
Rupert Hughes
Rupert Hughes was an American historian, novelist, film director and composer based in Hollywood. Hughes was born in Lancaster, Missouri. His parents were Felix Turner Hughes and Jean Amelia Summerlin, who were married in 1865. His brother Howard R. Hughes, Sr., co-founded the Hughes Tool Company....
and his wife and produced by George Kleine. Two men Walter Edwin and Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell (director)
Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born film director and screenwriter. He directed 177 films between 1911 and 1924. He also wrote for 60 films between 1911 and 1922...
served as principal directors. It is Burke's second outting as a film actress and one of the very rare occasions a Broadway performer of her magnitude appeared starring in a chapter play. In it's original form this serial comprised 20 chapters and was 40 reels long, several chapters longer than most chapter plays of the time. It is sadly today 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
- Billie BurkeBillie BurkeMary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live...
as Gloria Stafford (*as Miss Billie Burke) - Henry KolkerHenry KolkerHenry Kolker was an American stage and film actor and director...
as Dr. Stephen Royce - David PowellDavid PowellDavid Powell was a Scottish born stage and later film actor of the silent era. In his twenties Powell appeared in stage companies of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson...
as Richard Freneau, a Broker - William Roselle as David Stafford, Gloria's Brother
- Frank Belcher as Frank Lulry, Freneau's Partner
- William T. Carleton as Pierpont Stafford
- Jule Power as Lois Freeman, Judge Freeman's Daughter
- Henry Weaver as Judge Freeman
- Frank McGlynn, Sr. as Gideon Trask
- Helen Hart as Nell Trask
- Maxfield Moree as Stass Casimir
- Maurice Steuart as
- Rapley Holmes as Chooey McFadden
- Adelaide Hastings as Gloria's Governess
- Ralph Bunker
- Richard BarthelmessRichard BarthelmessRichard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut...
- extra (*uncredited)
