The Christian (1923)
Drama | 28 January 1923
Cast:
Richard Dix, Mae Busch, Gareth Hughes [ More ]Director:
Maurice TourneurWriter:
Paul BernCinematographer:
Charles Van EngerProduction Company:
Goldwyn PicturesGoldwyn Pictures Corporation announced to the 1 Apr 1922 Moving Picture World that French director Maurice Tourneur would film scenes for The Christian in England, specifically in London and on the Isle of Man. The company would leave that month and "be gone for about two months." Studio production manager J. J. Cohn would accompany the cast and crew as business manager.
The 15 Sep 1922 FD reported that filming had recently ended after a four month shoot.
Vitagraph first filmed The Christian in 1914 (see entry). ...
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation announced to the 1 Apr 1922 Moving Picture World that French director Maurice Tourneur would film scenes for The Christian in England, specifically in London and on the Isle of Man. The company would leave that month and "be gone for about two months." Studio production manager J. J. Cohn would accompany the cast and crew as business manager.
The 15 Sep 1922 FD reported that filming had recently ended after a four month shoot.
Vitagraph first filmed The Christian in 1914 (see entry).
Glory Quayle and John Storm, sweethearts since childhood on the Isle of Man, go to London--Glory to become a nurse and John to enter a monastery. Instead, Glory becomes a theater star, and John renounces his vows because he cannot forget his love for her. Lord Robert Ure, who has already betrayed Glory's friend, Polly Love, incites the London populace against John, claiming that John has predicted that the world will end on the eve of the Epsom Downs Derby. John goes to kill Glory to save her soul, but instead she convinces him of her love. Confused, John wanders into the street, is mortally hurt by an angry mob, then marries Glory before dying in her ...
Glory Quayle and John Storm, sweethearts since childhood on the Isle of Man, go to London--Glory to become a nurse and John to enter a monastery. Instead, Glory becomes a theater star, and John renounces his vows because he cannot forget his love for her. Lord Robert Ure, who has already betrayed Glory's friend, Polly Love, incites the London populace against John, claiming that John has predicted that the world will end on the eve of the Epsom Downs Derby. John goes to kill Glory to save her soul, but instead she convinces him of her love. Confused, John wanders into the street, is mortally hurt by an angry mob, then marries Glory before dying in her arms.
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