''A Modern Monte Cristo'' is a 1917 American
silent 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
Eugene Moore and starring
Vincent Serrano
Vincent Serrano (February 17, 1866 – January 11, 1935) was an American actor in plays and silent films.
Biography
Serrano's best-known role was as Lieutenant Denton in the Augustus Thomas play ''Arizona'', which had its New York opening in S ...
,
Helen Badgley
Helen Badgley (December 1, 1908 – October 25, 1977) was an American child actor, child actress of the silent films, silent film era.
Biography
Badgley was born in Saratoga Springs, New York. At three years of age she appeared in her first fi ...
and
Thomas A. Curran. It is also known by the
alternative title
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of ''Eye for an Eye''.
Cast
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Vincent Serrano
Vincent Serrano (February 17, 1866 – January 11, 1935) was an American actor in plays and silent films.
Biography
Serrano's best-known role was as Lieutenant Denton in the Augustus Thomas play ''Arizona'', which had its New York opening in S ...
as Doctor Emerson
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Helen Badgley
Helen Badgley (December 1, 1908 – October 25, 1977) was an American child actor, child actress of the silent films, silent film era.
Biography
Badgley was born in Saratoga Springs, New York. At three years of age she appeared in her first fi ...
as Virginia Deane, age 6
*
Thomas A. Curran as William Deane
* Gladys Dore as Virginia Deane, age 18
*
Boyd Marshall
Boyd Marshall (June 22, 1884 – November 10, 1950) was an American actor of the stage and screen during the early decades of the 20th century. Born in Ohio in 1884, he moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. He began on the stage and i ...
as Tom Pemberton
* H.M. Rhinehardt as Aviator
References
Bibliography
* Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
External links
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1917 films
1917 drama films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Eugene Moore
Pathé Exchange films
1910s American films
English-language drama films
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