''The Sisters'' is a 1914 American

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directed by Christy Cabanne.''The Sisters'' at silentera.com
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Plot summary

Cast

* Lillian Gish as May *

Dorothy Gish Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...

as Carol (May's younger sister) *

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American writer, director and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D.W. Griffith, he appeared in ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) and '' Intolerance'' (1916) before givi ...

as Frank (Carol's country lover) * W. E. Lawrence as George (from the city) *

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...

Josephine Crowell Josephine Boneparte Crowell (January 11, 1859 – July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1929. Biography Crowell was born in Nova Scotia. Crowell debuted in the ...

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* * * 1914 films American silent short films 1914 drama films 1914 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Christy Cabanne Films with screenplays by Anita Loos Silent American drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub