''A Love Sublime'' (also known as
Orpheus
In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...
) is a 1917 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Tod Browning
Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of var ...
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Cast
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Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...
- Philip
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Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers (April 9, 1899 – November 9, 1980) was an American actress who achieved her greatest successes in silent film.
Early life
Myers was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Isidore Myers, a Russian-Jewish rabbi who was born in ...
- Toinette
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F. A. Turner - The Professor (as Fred A. Turner)
* Alice Wilson - The Sculptress (as Alice Rae)
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George Beranger
George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), was an Australian-born silent film actor, director and film writer in New York and Hollywood.Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central ...
- Her Husband
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Jack Brammall - Piney the Rat
* James O'Shea - Policeman
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Bert Woodruff
William Herbert "Bert" Woodruff (April 29, 1856 – June 14, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era.
Woodruff was born in Peoria, Illinois, and was the son of Mrs. Hannah Woodruff. He performed on stage before he began acting on film, de ...
- The Little Red Doctor
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Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris (November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. She began her career in the film industry as a child actress at age 10. She was also the first w ...
- Eurydice
References
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1917 films
1917 drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Tod Browning
Films directed by Wilfred Lucas
Silent American drama films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
English-language drama films
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