Salvation Nell
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Salvation Nell is a 1931
film drama produced and directed by James Cruze
and distributed by Tiffany Films, a company then on the brink of ceasing operations. It is based on Edward Sheldon's
1908 Broadway play which starred Minnie Maddern Fiske. Two silent versions were produced ie, in 1915 with Beatriz Michelena
and in 1921 with Pauline Starke
. Ralph Graves
and Helen Chandler
star in this film. Actor Matthew Betz appeared in both this film and the 1921 silent film. Despite the contrary said on IMDb, this is apparently not a lost
film.
1931 in film
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film drama produced and directed by James Cruze
James Cruze
James Cruze was a silent film actor and film director.-Life:Cruze was born as Jens Vera Cruz Bosen. The Vera Cruz middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but did not practice the religion after his teenage years...
and distributed by Tiffany Films, a company then on the brink of ceasing operations. It is based on Edward Sheldon's
Edward Sheldon
Edward Brewster Sheldon was an American dramatist. His plays include Salvation Nell and Romance , which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo....
1908 Broadway play which starred Minnie Maddern Fiske. Two silent versions were produced ie, in 1915 with Beatriz Michelena
Beatriz Michelena
Beatriz Michelena was an American actress during the silent film era, known at the time for her operatic soprano voice and appearances in musical theatre. She was one of the few Latina stars visible on the silver screen in the United States in the 1910s...
and in 1921 with Pauline Starke
Pauline Starke
Pauline Starke was an American silent-film actress born in Joplin, Missouri.She made her acting debut appearing as a dance extra in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance...
. Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor who appeared in 93 films between 1918 and 1949....
and Helen Chandler
Helen Chandler
Helen Chandler was an American film and theater actress.-Career:Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Chandler began her acting career in New York at the age of nine and was on Broadway two years later in 1917...
star in this film. Actor Matthew Betz appeared in both this film and the 1921 silent film. Despite the contrary said on IMDb, this is apparently not 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
- Ralph GravesRalph GravesRalph Graves was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor who appeared in 93 films between 1918 and 1949....
- Jim Platt - Helen ChandlerHelen ChandlerHelen Chandler was an American film and theater actress.-Career:Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Chandler began her acting career in New York at the age of nine and was on Broadway two years later in 1917...
- Nell Saunders - Sally O'NeilSally O'NeilSally O'Neil was an American film actress of the 1920s. She was born as Virginia Louise Noonan, one of 11 children born to a judge in Bayonne, New Jersey. One of her sisters was actress Molly O'Day....
- Myrtle - Jason RobardsJason Robards, Sr.Jason Nelson Robards, Sr. was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning actor Jason Robards, Jr...
- Major Williams - DeWitt JenningsDeWitt JenningsDeWitt Clarke Jennings was an American film actor. He appeared in 153 films between 1915 and 1937.-Biography:...
- McGovern - Charlotte WalkerCharlotte Walker (actress)Charlotte Walker was a Broadway theater actress from Galveston, Texas. She was the mother of character actress Sara Haden-Stage Actress:...
- Maggie - Matthew Betz - Mooney
- Rose DioneRose DioneRose Dione was a French born actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1910 and 1932. She was often billed as Madame Rose or Madame Dion...
- Madame Cloquette - Wally AlbrightWally AlbrightWally Albright was an American former child actor.-Career:Albright was born Walton Algernon Albright, Jr. in Burbank, California. He appeared in a number of films during his career, and is notable for appearing in six Our Gang short subjects throughout the early 1930s...
- Jimmy