The Highest Bid
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The Highest Bid is a 1916 American silent
drama film
directed by and starring William Russell and Charlotte Burton
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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 and starring William Russell and Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
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Cast
- Charlotte Burton as Elsie Burleigh
- William Russell as Oliver Strong
- William S. HooserWilliam S. HooserWilliam S. Hooser was a brief early American silent film actor.Hooser only starred in 3 films, two in 1916 in the The Highest Bid and The Return in which he worked with actresses such as Charlotte Burton and in 1924 where he played the character of Otto Schulz in The Spirit of the USA.-External...
as Uncle Jerry - Harry KeenanHarry KeenanHarry George Keenan was an early American silent film actor.He starred in about 45 silent films mostly short between 1912 and 1916 in films such as The Highest Bid, with actresses such as Charlotte Burton.-External links:...
as Addison Grey - Marie Van TassellMarie Van TassellMarie Van Tassell was an American silent film actress.She starred in 15 films between 1915 and 1920.-Filmography:*Deep Waters .... Barzella Busteed...
as Elsie's mother