The Immigrant (1915 film)

For the 1917 film starring Charlie Chaplin, see The Immigrant (1917 film).

The Immigrant
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
Country	United States
Languages	Silent 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]

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

Cast

• Valeska Suratt - Masha
• Thomas Meighan - David Harding
• Theodore Roberts - J.J. Walton
• Jane Wolf - Olga (*aka Jane Wolfe)
• Hal Clements - John
• Ernest Joy - Walton's Partner
• Sydney Deane - Walton's secretary
• Mrs. Lewis McCord - the stewardess
• Bob Fleming - ship's officer
• Raymond Hatton - Munsing, Harding's secretary
• Gertrude Kellar - Walton's housekeeper

See also

• List of Paramount Pictures films

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.

External links

• The Immigrant at IMDb