''Gloria's Romance'' is a 1916 American silent

film serial A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...

starring

Billie Burke Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North ...

. Serial films, also called chapter plays, were shorter films that were typically run before the main feature film, each of which was part of a longer story, and ended in a

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, thus encouraging the audience to return every week. The film was Burke's second outing as a film actress, and one of the very rare occasions in which a Broadway performer of her magnitude starred in a chapter play. In its original form, this serial comprised 20 chapters and was 40 reels long, which was several chapters longer than most film serials of the time. ''Gloria's Romance'' marked the debut of actor

Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's ''Broken Blossoms'' (1919) and ''Way Down East'' (1920) and w ...

. It was written by

Rupert Hughes Rupert Raleigh Hughes (January 31, 1872 – September 9, 1956) was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes Sr. and uncle of billionaire Howa ...

and his wife and produced by George Kleine. Walter Edwin and

Colin Campbell Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...

served as principal directors. It is a

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.''The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: 1911-20'', The American Film Institute, c. 1988

Cast

as Gloria Stafford (credited as Miss Billie Burke) *

Henry Kolker Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 ome sources 1870– July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and director. Early years Kolker was born in Quincy, Illinois. Career Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Wa ...

as Dr. Stephen Royce * David Powell as Richard Freneau, a Broker *William Roselle as David Stafford, Gloria's Brother *Frank Belcher as Frank Lulry, Freneau's Partner *

William T. Carleton William T. Carleton (1859–1930) was an English-born actor, and producer. He died in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1930. Some sources erroneously list him as being related to William P. Carleton, another actor. He is also not to be mista ...

as Pierpont Stafford *Jule Power as Lois Freeman, Judge Freeman's Daughter *Henry Weaver as Judge Freeman *

Frank McGlynn, Sr. Frank McGlynn Sr. (October 26, 1866 – May 18, 1951) was an American stage and screen actor who, in a career that spanned more than half a century, is best known for his convincing impersonations and performances as Abraham Lincoln in both ...

as Gideon Trask *Helen Hart as Nell Trask *Maxfield Moree as Stass Casimir *Maurice Steuart as *

Rapley Holmes Rapley Holmes (June 1, 1868 – January 11, 1928) was a stage and screen actor. He was born in Canada and married actress Gerda Holmes. Holmes played the part of Joe Horn in the long running Somerset Maugham play ''Rain'' (1922) starring Jeanne ...

as Chooey McFadden *Adelaide Hastings as Gloria's Governess *Ralph Bunker *

- extra (uncredited)

Plot

An adventurous young girl in Florida (Burke) gets lost in the Everglades. There she finds terror and excitement, as well as the rivalry of two men in love with her.

List of chapters

#Lost in the Everglades #Caught by the Seminoles #A Perilous Love #The Social Vortex #The Gathering Storm #Hidden Fires #The Harvest of Sin #The Mesh of Mystery #The Shadow of Scandal #Tangled Threads #The Fugitive Witness #Her Fighting Spirit #The Midnight Riot #The Floating Trap #The Murderer at Bay #A Modern Pirate #The Tell-Tale Envelope #The Bitter Truth #Her Vow Fulfilled #Love's Reward

References

External links

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Still of Billie Burke and David Powell Poster to chapter "The Shadow of Scandal"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gloria's Romance 1916 films American silent serial films Lost American films Films directed by Colin Campbell American black-and-white films Films produced by George Kleine 1916 lost films 1910s American films

Cast

Plot

List of chapters

See also

References

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