A Doll's House (1917 film)
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A Doll's House is a 1917 silent
drama film
directed by Joe De Grasse
and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Joe De Grasse
Joe De Grasse
Joseph Louis De Grasse was a Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse....
and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
Cast
- Dorothy PhillipsDorothy PhillipsDorothy Phillips was an American stage and film actress.-Career:Born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible in Baltimore, Maryland, Phillips began her career as a stage actress. She made her film debut in 1911, and appeared in over 150 films during her career...
- Nora Helmer - William StowellWilliam StowellWilliam Stowell , was an American silent film actor who died in a railroad accident in the Belgian Congo in 1919....
- Torvald Helmer - Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- Nils Krogstad - Sydney DeaneSydney DeaneSydney Leslie Deane was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie....
- Dr. Rank - Miriam Shelby - Christina Linden
- Helen Wright - Anna