''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a

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American

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based on

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's novel ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical '' Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''The Picture of Dorian G ...

'', which was first published in its full length in July 1891. Produced by

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in New York, this screen adaptation stars Harris Gordon in the title role with principal supporting characters performed by Helen Fulton,

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, and Ernest Howard. A print of the film is preserved in the

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, and a substantial portion of the "

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" can be viewed in digital form on the online streaming service

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.Bennett, Carl
"The Picture of Dorian Gray"
entry in the "Progressive Silent Film List", Silent Era Company, State of Washington. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

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* Harris Gordon as Dorian Gray * Helen Fulton as Evelyn *

Howard Hickman Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. Career In 1900, Hickman ...

as Basil Hayward *

as Lord Henry Wotton * Morgan Jones * Claude Cooper * Arthur Bauer * N. S. Woods (N. Z. Wood)

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Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1915)
at silentera.com 1915 films American silent short films 1915 drama films Silent American drama films Films based on The Picture of Dorian Gray 1915 short films American black-and-white films 1910s American films Silent horror films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub

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