Trilby
Summary:
Produced entirely at the World Film Company's studios in Fort Lee, NJ, and on location in Greenwich Village's MacDougal Alley, this faithful rendition of George du Maurier's tale of mesmerism stars Clara Kimball Young in the title role and stage actor Wilton Lackaye as the monstrous Svengali. The latter, a depraved hypnotist, lures the na... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Chester Barnett - (Little Billy)
Wilton Lackaye - (Svengali)
Paul McAllister - (Gecko)
Clara Kimball Young - (Trilby)
James Young
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Review:
One of the earliest extant American films of French director Maurice Tourneur, Trilby fails as drama only due to a problem in casting. Both Wilton Lackaye, who was born when Abe Lincoln was still president, and Clara Kimball Young were really too old for their parts and the latter, especially, does not strike a viewer as the wallf... Continue >>
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