The Quest of Life

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The Quest of Life
Directed by Ashley Miller
Screenplay by Gabrielle Enthoven
Edmund Goulding
Ashley Miller
Starring Florence Walton
Julian L'Estrange
Royal Byron
Daniel Burke
Russell Bassett
Cinematography Walter Stradling
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • September 25, 1916 (1916-09-25)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Quest of Life is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Ashley Miller and written by Gabrielle Enthoven, Edmund Goulding and Ashley Miller. The film stars Florence Walton, Julian L'Estrange, Royal Byron, Daniel Burke and Russell Bassett. The film was released on September 25, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] It is currently considered a lost film.

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The film is notable for featuring actor Rudolph Valentino in his first screen appearanceas an extra in a dance-hall scene prior to his rise to fame. [3]

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Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silent Era. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Quest of Life (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Leider, Emily Wortis (2004). Dark lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino. New York: Farrar and Faber. p. 66. ISBN   978-0-571-21114-2.
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