Under the Crescent
Appearance
Under the Crescent | |
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Directed by | Burton L. King |
Written by | Nell Shipman |
Starring | Ola Humphrey |
Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 episodes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Under the Crescent is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost.[1]
Plot
[edit]A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American actress in modern Egypt (circa 1910s). The story is biographical; it was based on the real life of its lead actress, Ola Humphrey, who in 1911 married Egyptian Prince Ibrahim Hassan, cousin of the Khedive.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Ola Humphrey - The American Actress
- William C. Dowlan - Stanley Clyde
- Edward Sloman - Prince Ibrahim Tousson
- Helen Wright - Princess Ousson
- Carmen Phillips - Princess Uarda
- William Quinn - Said Pasha
- Henry Canfield - Sir Godfrey (as H.E. Canfield)
- Orral Humphrey - Meheimit Ali
- Edna Maison - Princess Zohna
Chapter titles
[edit]- The Purple Iris
- The Cage of the Golden Bars
- In The Shadows of the Pyramids
- For The Honor of a Woman
- In The Name of the King
- The Crown of Death
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Under the Crescent". Silent Era. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Actress Weds a Prince". NY Times. April 16, 1911. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
External links
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