The Wanderer (1925 film)

The Wanderer
Film poster
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Written by	James T. O'Donohoe
Based on	The Wanderer (play) by Maurice Samuel and Wilhelm August Schmidtbonn
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring	Greta Nissen Wallace Beery Tyrone Power Sr.
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 1925 (1925-06)(Germany) August 19, 1925 (1925-08-19)(USA)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Wanderer 1925 advertisement

The Wanderer is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Greta Nissen, Wallace Beery, and Tyrone Power Sr. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews, ^[3] the shepherd Jether longed for the city and, after getting his inheritance from his father, joined the caravan in which was the woman he loved, Tisha, priestess of the pagan goddess Ishtar. He wasted his wealth on fine clothes, jewels for Tisha, and gambling. Though warned of the destruction of the city that was imminent, he continued to live in riot. However, he would not deny God, and, when his money failed, Tisha threw him off. A great feast to Tisha was held in the city and, while it was in progress, the city was destroyed. Jether escaped and became a swineherd for a rich man and subsisted on the husks of the corn he fed his charges. At length, he reached the home of his father and was accepted back into the family.

Cast

• Greta Nissen as Tisha (credited as Grete Ruzt-Nissen)
• William Collier Jr. as Jether
• Ernest Torrence as Tola
• Wallace Beery as Pharis
• Tyrone Power Sr. as Jesse (credited as Tyrone Power)
• Kathryn Carver as Naomi (credited as Kathryn Hill)
• Kathlyn Williams as Huldah
• George Regas as Gaal (credited as George Rigas)
• Holmes Herbert as Prophet
• Snitz Edwards as Jeweler
• Lillian Butterfield as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
• Sôjin Kamiyama as Sadyk the Jeweler (uncredited)
• Melva Lockhart as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
• Myrna Loy as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
• Helen Virgil as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)

Preservation

An incomplete print of the film survives. ^[4]

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Wanderer Retrieved November 5, 2014
2. The Wanderer at silentera.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014
3. "New Pictures: The Wanderer", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 57, September 19, 1925, retrieved September 16, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Wanderer Retrieved November 5, 2014

External links

• The Wanderer at IMDb
• Lobby poster
• Lobby poster
• Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
• 2 minute clip from The Wanderer on YouTube