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The Dark Star (1919 film)

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The Dark Star
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Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Frances Marion
Based on	novel The Dark StarbyRobert W. Chambers c.1917
Produced by	William Randolph Hearst
Starring	Marion Davies
Cinematography	Edward Broening
Distributed by	Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 3, 1919 (1919-08-03)
Running time	7 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent (English titles)

The Dark Star is a lost^[1] 1919 silent film adventure directed by Allan Dwan and starring Marion Davies. It was based on the 1917 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions. It was released through Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

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Cast[edit]

Marion Davies – Rue Carew
Dorothy Green – Princess Naia
Norman Kerry – Jim Neeland
Matt Moore – Prince Alak
Ward Crane – French Secret Service Agent
George Cooper – Mr. Brandes
Arthur Earle – Mr. Stull
Gustav von Seyffertitz (*billed G. Butler Clonbough) – German Spy
Emil Hoch – Steward
Fred Hearn – Rev. William Carew
James Laffey – Ship Captain
William Brotherhood – Steward
Eddie Sturgis – 'Parson' Smalley

Production[edit]

Marion Davies re-teamed with Norman Kerry and Matt Moore in her sixth film. Directed by Allan Dwan, this was the first film released under the banner of Cosmopolitan Productions.^[4]

References[edit]

^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Dark Star

^ The Dark Star at silentera.com

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Dark Star

^ Lorusso, Edward (2017) The Silent Films of Marion Davies, CreateSpace, pp. 25-26.

External links[edit]

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