The Grand Passion
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The Grand Passion is a 1918
silent
Western film
directed by Ida May Park
and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
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...
Western film
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
directed by Ida May Park
Ida May Park
Ida May Park was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. She wrote for 50 films between 1914 and 1930. She also directed 14 films between 1917 and 1920....
and starring 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...
Cast
- Dorothy PhillipsDorothy PhillipsDorothy Phillips was an American stage and film actress.-Career:Born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible in Baltimore, Maryland, Phillips began her career as a stage actress. She made her film debut in 1911, and appeared in over 150 films during her career...
- Viola Argos - Jack MulhallJack MulhallJack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films....
- Jack Ripley - 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...
- Paul Argos - William StowellWilliam StowellWilliam Stowell , was an American silent film actor who died in a railroad accident in the Belgian Congo in 1919....
- Dick Evans - Bert Appling - Red Pete Jackson
- Evelyn SelbieEvelyn SelbieEvelyn Selbie was a stage actress and performer in silent films.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman she was a side-saddle rider. She had a career which lasted twenty-five years on the stage. She began in Proctor's stock companies in New York after leaving her home. She acted in plays...
- Boston Kate - Alfred AllenAlfred Allen (actor)For other persons named Alfred Allen, see Alfred Allen Alfred Allen was an American silent film actor and author.He was signed in 1915 and starred in 106 films before his retirement in 1935...
- Ben Mackey