''Redemption'' is a lost 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 ...

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Evelyn Nesbit Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American model (person), artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. She is best known for her career in New York City, as well as her husband, railroad scion Har ...

. It was co-directed by Joseph A. Golden and Julius Steiger. The story depicted in the film has strong similarities to Nesbit's own scandalous public life. Nesbit's young son Russell Thaw co-stars with her.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Redemption''
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Cast

as Alice Loring (credited as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw) * Russell Thaw as Harry Loring *

Charles Wellesley Charles Wellesley (November 17, 1873 – July 24, 1946) was an Irish-born American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1928. He was born in Dublin and died in Amityville, New York. Partial filmograph ...

as Stephen Brooks (credited as Charles Wellsley) * Mary Hall as Brooks's wife * William Clark as Robert, Their Son (credited as William Clarke) * Joyce Fair as Grace, Their Daughter * Edward Lynch as Thomas Loring * George Clarke as Harry (15 years later) * Marie Reichardt as Mrs. Collins

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1917 films 1917 drama films 1917 lost films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Films directed by Joseph A. Golden Lost American drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama films Lost silent American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub