Under the Crescent
| Under the Crescent | |
|---|---|
Contemporary newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Burton L. King |
| Written by | Nell Shipman |
| Starring | Ola Humphrey |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Under the Crescent is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost.[1]
Plot
A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American actress in modern Egypt (circa 1910s). The story is biographical; it was based on the real life of its lead actress, Ola Humphrey, who in 1911 married Egyptian Prince Ibrahim Hassan, cousin of the Khedive.[2]
Cast
- Ola Humphrey as The American Actress
- William C. Dowlan as Stanley Clyde
- Edward Sloman as Prince Ibrahim Tousson
- Helen Wright as Princess Ousson
- Carmen Phillips as Princess Uarda
- William Quinn as Said Pasha
- Henry Canfield as Sir Godfrey (credited as H.E. Canfield)
- Orral Humphrey as Meheimit Ali
- Edna Maison as Princess Zohna
Chapter titles
- The Purple Iris
- The Cage of the Golden Bars
- In The Shadows of the Pyramids
- For The Honor of a Woman
- In The Name of the King
- The Crown of Death
See also
References
- ^ Armatage 2003, p. 57.
- ^ "Actress Weds a Prince". NY Times. April 16, 1911. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
Works cited
- Armatage, Kay (2003). The Girl from God's Country: Nell Shipman and the Silent Cinema. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442681378.
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