''Her Sacrifice'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

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 ...

and starring

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and

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.Munden p.343 It is based on an 1871 play by the Mexican writer

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Plot

After discovering that he has won a scholarship to study painting in Paris, a young man an proposes to his girlfriend. She is reluctant because of a secret in her past, but her persuades her to accompany him to France where she models to augment his funds. He wins a large prize for his work and the couple look set to return home in triumph. However, when the man who once seduced her appears and threatens her happiness she attempts suicide. The story climaxes in a duel between the two men.

Cast

as David Orland *

as Donald Gorham *

Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...

as James Romaine *

as Mary Cullen *

as Edwin Ramsey *

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as Margarita Darlow *

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as Wayne Landis *

Hector V. Sarno Hector V. Sarno (24 April 1880 – 16 December 1953) was an Italian-born American film actor who began in the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1912 and 1948. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Pasadena, California. ...

as Prof. Oliver *

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as Ambassador Dupree *

Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...

as Madame Dupree * Marshall Ruth as Cyril

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Wilfred Lucas American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub