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Black Orchids

The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman
Jan 1, 1917 · 50m
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Horror
Drama

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Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women in 1922. Black Orchids is considered to be a lost film.

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CAST

Cleo Madison
Marie de Severac / Zoraida
Dick La Reno
Emile de Severac
Francis McDonald
George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Wedgwood Nowell
Marquis De Chantal
Howard Crampton
Sebastian de Maupin
William Dyer
Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc
John George
Ali Bara
Jean Hersholt
Directed by Rex Ingram

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country
US

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