The Actors: Rare Films of Lillian Gish – Volume 3
February 14, 2014The Actors: Rare Films of Lillian Gish – Volume 3
Call number: DVD00632
Director/Distributor: by Lillian Gish; D W Griffith; Henry King; Robert Harron; Dorothy Gish; William Powell; Ronald Colman; Ralph Graves; Classic Video Streams.;
Format: DVD
Language: Silent (English)
Publisher: Classic Video Streams
Summary: Romola (1924): “In Renaissance Florence, Tito, a no-good young man pretending to be a scholar, wins the admiration of a blind man who has long looked for someone to finish his scholarly work. He has a beautiful daughter named Romola. Tito flirts with a peasant girl in the streets, and for fun goes through a mock marriage with her–but she takes it seriously. Romola doesn’t really love him, but marries him because her father wishes it. When the Medici are forced out, Tito joins the new government and rises to be chief magistrate. His evil actions earn him the hatred of Romola and of the people, and he is killed by his stepfather. Romola ends up with sculptor Carlo, who has always loved her
Excerpts from “The Greatest Question” (1919): “An orphan girl is given shelter by a farm family, but soon finds herself in the clutches of a murderous farmer and his wife.
Notes: Also see Volume 1 (DVD00630) and Volume 2 (DVD00631)
OCLC #: 698341944
Added: 2/14/14
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection.
