The Sowers is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky, released through Paramount Pictures and directed by William C. deMille. The feature stars Blanche Sweet and Thomas Meighan and is based on the 1896 novel The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collections.[1][2][3][4]
| The Sowers | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | William C. deMille M.A. Harris (ass't dir.) Camille Astor (ass't dir.) |
| Written by | Henry Seton Merriman (novel:The Sowers) Marion Fairfax (scenario) |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Blanche Sweet Thomas Meighan |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Blanche Sweet - Karin Dolokhof
- Thomas Meighan - Prince Paul Alexis
- Mabel Van Buren - Princess Tanya
- Ernest Joy - Count Egor Strannik
- Theodore Roberts - Boris Dolokhof
- Horace B. Carpenter - Chief of Secret Police
- Raymond Hatton - The Peddler
- Harold Howard - The Tramp
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Sowers at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress page 171 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Sowers
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