The story of Damon and Pythias is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dionysius I of Syracuse. Pythias requests of Dionysius to be allowed to settle his affairs. Dionysius agrees, on the condition that Pythias' friend, Damon, be held hostage and, should Pythias not return, be executed in his stead. When Pythias returns, Dionysius, amazed by the love and trust in their friendship, frees them both.
Herbert Banemann Rawlinson was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films.
William Worthington was an American silent film actor and director.
Cleo Madison was a theatrical and silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.
Samson is a 1914 American silent drama film. Harold Lloyd has an uncredited role.
Carmen Phillips was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp".
Il tiranno di Siracusa is a 1962 Italian/American film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, and set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse.
Señorita is a 1927 American silent action comedy film directed by Clarence Badger and starring Bebe Daniels. The film is a parody of The Mark of Zorro (1920), Bebe Daniels was one of the first actresses to play a female Zorro-like character.
Flirting with Love is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Colleen Moore, Conway Tearle, and Winifred Bryson. It is based upon the short story "Counterfeit" by Leroy Scott.
Wine, Women and Song is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Lilyan Tashman, Lew Cody and Marjorie Reynolds.
The White Dove is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, James O. Barrows, and Claire Adams.
Called Back is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Ann Little and Allan Forrest. It is based on the 1883 novel Called Back by Hugh Conway, which was also adapted into a British film Called Back the same year.
Whom the Gods Destroy is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Herbert Brenon and starring Alice Joyce, Harry T. Morey, and Marc McDermott. A tale set during the 1916 Irish Easter Rebellion against British rule.
The Price She Paid is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Clara Kimball Young, Louise Beaudet and Alan Hale. It was shot at Lewis J. Selznick's Fort Lee studios in New Jersey.
The Foolish Virgin is a 1916, American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Clara Kimball Young, Conway Tearle, and Paul Capellani. It was shot at Fort Lee in New Jersey. Future star Rudolph Valentino appeared as an uncredited extra.
Yankee Pluck is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ethel Clayton, Montagu Love, and Johnny Hines.
The Little 'Fraid Lady is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Mae Marsh.
The Fettered Woman is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alice Joyce, Webster Campbell, and Donald MacBride. Based on the 1914 novel Anne's Bridge by Robert W. Chambers, it is now considered a lost film.
Heartsease is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore, Helene Chadwick, and Larry Steers.
The Opened Shutters is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring William Worthington, Frank Lloyd and Herbert Rawlinson. It is based on a novel by Clara Louise Burnham. It was remade as Opened Shutters in 1921, directed by William Worthington who had starred in this film.
