''Ghosts'' is a 1915 silent film drama based on the famous 1881 play ''

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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

. It was directed by George Nichols.

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produced the film and

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served in several capacities as technical advisor, wardrobe assistant and costume designer.

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was an assistant director. The film had an alternate or working title ''The Wreck''. The play ''Gengangere'' was first performed in America in 1894. A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. And copies are also held at George Eastman Museum and UCLA Film & Television Archive

Cast

* Henry B. Walthall - Captain Arling / Oswald *

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- Helen Arling, wife of captain Arling and mother of Oswald * Loretta Blake - Regina *Carl Formes –

*Al W. Filson – Doctor *Juanita Archer – Johanna, mother of Regina *

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– Her husband, putative father of Regina *

Nigel de Brulier Nigel De Brulier (born Francis George Packer; 8 August 1877 – 30 January 1948) was an English stage and film actor who began his career in the United Kingdom before relocating to the United States. Biography Nigel De Brulier was born in French ...

– pastor Manders (credited as Nigel de Bruiller)

References

External links

* 1915 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Nichols American films based on plays Films based on works by Henrik Ibsen American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub