Revelation (1918 film)

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Revelation
Directed byGeorge D. Baker
Written byEthel Browning (scenario)
George D. Baker (scenario)
Based onThe Rose Bush of a Thousand Years
by Mabel Wagnalls
StarringAlla Nazimova
CinematographyRay Smallwood
Eugene Gaudio
Production
company
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • February 17, 1918 (1918-02-17)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Revelation is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Alla Nazimova. The film was produced and distributed through Metro Pictures.[1][2]

A print of the film has been preserved.[3]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[4] Joline (Nazimova), a young dancer, attracts the attentions of a young artist, Paul (Bryant), and she consents to pose for him. He receives a commission to paint a picture of the Madonna beside a sacred rose bush at a monastery. Events bring Joline to a realization of her useless life and she leaves Paul to devote the rest of her life to a good cause. The war reunites the two lovers when Paul, a soldier, is wounded and Joline is called on care for him.

Cast

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  • Charles Bryant as Paul Granville
  • Alla Nazimova as Joline
  • Frank Currier as The Prior
  • Syn De Conde as Duclos
  • Bigelow Cooper as Count Adrian de Roche
  • John Martin as Fra Augustine
  • Eugene Borden as Pierre
  • Phil Sanford as Mestaire (credited as Philip Sanford)
  • True James as The Monastery Gatekeeper
  • D.H. Turner as German Officer (credited as Dave Turner)
  • Fred Radcliffe as Patin
  • A.C. Hadley as Fochard
  • Hazel Washburn as Madeleine Brevort

References

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  1. ^ "Abrreviated View of Movie Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Revelation". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Revelation". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 26. May 4, 1918.
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