''The Little Samaritan'' 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

Joseph Levering Joseph Levering (1874–1943) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director.Pitts p.82 He was married to the actress Marian Swayne. Selected filmography Director * ''The Little American'' (1917) * '' Little Miss Fortune'' (1917) * '' T ...

and starring

Marian Swayne Marian Swayne (July 9, 1891 - August 21, 1973) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Swayne began her career with the Solax Studios in 1911 under the tutelage of Alice Guy-Blaché. In 1917, J. Arthur Nelson, president of Dominion F ...

Carl Gerard Carl Gerard (born Carl Gerhard Petersen; 28 September 1885 – 6 January 1966), sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish-American actor known for playing supporting roles. Biography Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and ...

and Lucile Dorrington.Wollstein p.122

Cast

as Lindy Gray *

as Reverend * Sam Robinson as Noah * Lucile Dorrington

References

Bibliography

* Hans J. Wollstein. ''Strangers in Hollywood: the History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II''. Scarecrow Press, 1994.

External links

* 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 Joseph Levering 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-US-film-stub