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The Star of Bethlehem silent film produced by Edwin Thanhouser and Charles J. Hite , and featuring Florence La Badie , James Cruze , and William Russell . The film is a retelling of Biblical events preceding the Nativity of Jesus . Directed by Lawrence Marston , the entire film is staged as brief tableaux . With much of the original lost (only 15 minutes survive), the existing footage can be difficult to interpret as a coherent whole.[1]
Overview [ edit ]
The plot follows those narratives of the Bible which lead up to the birth of Jesus Christ. The cast was headed by Florence La Badie as Mary , James Cruze as Joseph , with William Russell as King Herod .[2]
Florence La Badie as Mary
James Cruze as Micah/Joseph
William Russell as King Herod
Justus D. Barnes as Gaspar, a Magi
Riley Chamberlin as Balthasar, a Magi
Charles Horan as Melchior, a Magi
Harry Marks as Scribe
Lawrence Merton as Scribe
N.S. Woods as Scribe
David H. Thompson as Pharisee, rabbi
Lew Woods as Pharisee, scribe
Joseph Graybill as Roman messenger
Carl LeViness – shepherd
Frank Grimmer – shepherd
Ethyle Cooke
Production notes [ edit ]
This film was produced by the Thanhouser Company in 1912.[1] [3]
Status and availability [ edit ]
The film was originally shot on three full reels .[2] BFI National Archive and the John E. Allen, Incorporated archive.[2] public domain . Because no copyright number exists in the film, it is possible that it was never officially copyrighted at the time of its release.[1]
The Star of Bethlehem was included on The Thanhouser Collection: Volumes 1, 2 and 3 DVD collection released in 2006.[4]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Golden, Eve (2001). Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars ISBN 978-0-7864-0834-4 . Retrieved May 31, 2012 .
^ "Thanhouser Company Film Preservation DVD edition" . silentera.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Star_of_Bethlehem_(1912_film)&oldid=1222798004 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 1 2 f i l m s ● 1 9 1 2 d r a m a f i l m s ● 1 9 1 2 l o s t f i l m s ● 1 9 1 0 s A m e r i c a n f i l m s ● 1 9 1 0 s C h r i s t m a s d r a m a f i l m s ● A m e r i c a n C h r i s t m a s d r a m a f i l m s ● A m e r i c a n s i l e n t f e a t u r e f i l m s ● A m e r i c a n b l a c k - a n d - w h i t e f i l m s ● F i l m s a b o u t t h e N a t i v i t y o f J e s u s ● T h a n h o u s e r C o m p a n y f i l m s ● L o s t A m e r i c a n d r a m a f i l m s ● S i l e n t A m e r i c a n d r a m a f i l m s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● T e m p l a t e f i l m d a t e w i t h 1 r e l e a s e d a t e
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
