''The Wanderer'' is a 1925 American
silent drama film
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directed by
Raoul Walsh and starring
Greta Nissen,
Wallace Beery
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, and
Tyrone Power, Sr.
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It was distributed by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews, the shepherd Jether longed for the city and, after getting his inheritance from his father, joined the caravan in which was the woman he loved, Tisha, priestess of the pagan goddess
Ishtar
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. He wasted his wealth on fine clothes, jewels for Tisha, and gambling. Though warned of the destruction of the city that was imminent, he continued to live in riot. However, he would not deny God, and, when his money failed, Tisha threw him off. A great feast to Tisha was held in the city and, while it was in progress, the city was destroyed. Jether escaped and became a swineherd for a rich man and subsisted on the husks of the corn he fed his charges. At length, he reached the home of his father and was accepted back into the family.
Cast
Preservation
An incomplete print of the film survives.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Wanderer''
Retrieved November 5, 2014
References
External links
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Lobby posterLobby poster
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1925 drama films
1925 films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Raoul Walsh
Paramount Pictures films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1920s American films
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