''The Making of Maddalena'' is a 1916 American silent

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directed by

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and written by L. V. Jefferson based upon a play by Samuel Service and Mary Service. The film stars Edna Goodrich,

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, Howard Davies, John Burton, Mary Mersch, and Colin Chase. The film was released on June 8, 1916, by

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. It is preserved in the

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collection.

Plot

The story was described in advertising as the story of a beautiful Italian model's romance with a young American.

Cast

* Edna Goodrich as Maddalena *

as George Hale *Howard Davies as Angelo *John Burton as Randolph Hale * Mary Mersch as Blanche Belgrave * Colin Chase as Augustus Foster * Juan de la Cruz as Signor Benedetto Pastorelli *

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as Marie *Katherine Griffith as Mrs. Wright *Mary Bunting as Mrs. Hale *Violet White *Walter S. Fredericks

References

External links

*
Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Making of Maddalena''
at silentera.com 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Frank Lloyd American black-and-white films American silent feature films Surviving American silent films 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub