The Unseen Vengeance
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The Unseen Vengeance is a 1914 American silent
short
drama film
directed by Tom Ricketts
. Starring Harry von Meter
, Vivian Rich
, and Charlotte Burton
.
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
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
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 Tom Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Thomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures....
. Starring Harry von Meter
Harry von Meter
Harry von Meter was an American silent film actor. He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later, and starred in about 200 films until 1929. He is perhaps most famous for starring in The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Mons...
, Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich was an American silent film actress.-Career:Rich was born on the Atlantic ocean and spent her early years in Philadelphia. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin High School. From high school she went to the stage and played in musical...
, 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...
.
Cast
- Harry von Meter as John Holland
- Vivian Rich as Kate, his wife
- Charlotte Burton as Olga
- Robert Klein as Her father
- Edith BorellaEdith BorellaEdith Borella was an American silent film actress of Swiss descent. She starred in films such as the 1913 film Through the Neighbor's Window with Charlotte Burton which was her debut. Her career only lasted two years between 1913 and 1915 but in that space of time she starred in 46 films...
as Hostess - B. Reeves EasonB. Reeves EasonB. Reeves Eason was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known...
as Host - Jack RichardsonJack Richardson (actor)Jack Howard Richardson was an American actor.Born in New York, New York, he was signed to a contract in silent films in 1911 by the Thanhouser Company, where he worked for several years....
as George Sherwood, editor - Cupid CavensSimone CavensSimone Cavens, also known as Cupie Cavens, was an American silent film actress who appeared in three films, The Unseen Vengeance , Mother's Busy Week , and Dad's College Widow -External links:...
as The boy, 5 years old - Cora Morrison as Maid
- William Vaughn as Doctor