The Immigrant (1915 film)

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The Immigrant
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Scene from the film
Directed by George Melford
Written by Marion Fairfax (scenario)
Produced by Jesse Lasky
Starring Valeska Suratt
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by Famous Players–Lasky
Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • December 20, 1915 (1915-12-20)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Immigrant is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Valeska Suratt, an actress who specialized in playing vamp roles and who was one of Theda Bara's film rivals. [1] [2] The film is now considered lost. [3]

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This was Valeska Suratt's only film away from the Fox Film Studios.

Cast

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References

  1. The Immigrant at silentera.com
  2. Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36. Vol. 40 (2 ed.). December Press. p. 116. ISBN   0-913204-36-6.
  3. International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House; Pratt, George C. (1982). Faces and Fabrics/Feathers and Furs. George Eastman House. p. 3. ISBN   0-935398-05-8.