''When Lovers Part'' is an American silent film produced by

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and directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great dire ...

with Gene Gauntier,

Jack J. Clark Jack J. Clark (September 23, 1879 – April 12, 1947) was an American director and actor of the early motion picture industry. Biography Clark was born on September 23, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was persuaded to enter motion pictures ...

, Robert Vignola and JP McGowan in the leading roles. A copy is kept in the Desmet collection at Eye Film Institute (Amsterdam).

Plot

In the

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, Nell is banned from seeing her lover by her father. They decide to elope, but their plans are thwarted by the father. When the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

begins both Nell's father and former lover enlist the

Confederate Army The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fi ...

. Nell's father returns and her lover is traumatized and matured by the war, and at her father's funeral Nell finally accepts his hand in marriage.

Cast

* Gene Gauntier - Nell *

- * Robert Vignola - Back servant * JP McGowan - Nell's father

Production notes

The film was shot in

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, Florida.

References

External links

*
''American Film Institute Catalog''

website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
Film
at

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