Samson (1915 film)

Samson
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Directed byEdgar Lewis
Written byHenri Bernstein (play)
Paul Sloane
StarringWilliam Farnum
Maude Gilbert
Edgar L. Davenport
Production
company
Distributed byBox Office Attractions Company
Release date
  • January 1915 (1915-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Samson is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring William Farnum, Maude Gilbert and Edgar L. Davenport.[1] It is an adaptation of Henri Bernstein's play Samson.[2] Farnum later appeared in a second adaptation Shackles of Gold, although the setting was switched from France to America.[3] A print of Samson exists.[4]

Cast

  • William Farnum as Maurice Brachard
  • Maude Gilbert as Marie D'Andolin
  • Edgar L. Davenport as Marquis D'Amdprom
  • Agnes Everett as Marquise D'Andolin
  • Harry Spingler as Max D'Andolin
  • Charles Guthrie as Jerome Govaine
  • Carey Lee as Elise Vernette
  • George De Carlton as M. Deveraux
  • Elmer Peterson as M. Fontenay
  • Edward Kyle as Baron Hatzfeldt

References

  1. ↑ Solomon, Aubrey (January 10, 2014). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8610-6.
  2. ↑ Gruber, Georges Bernstein; Maurin, Gilbert (January 1, 1988). Bernstein le magnifique: Cinquante ans de théâtre, de passions et de vie parisienne (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-8649-0.
  3. ↑ Goble p.38
  4. ↑ Samson at silentera.com

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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