CinemaOSMovie · 1917 · 0h 50m

Black Orchids

The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman

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Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women in 1922. Black Orchids is considered to be a lost film.

Directed byRex Ingram

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 50m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1917
Studios
Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Cleo Madison

Cleo Madison

Marie de Severac / Zoraida

Dick La Reno

Emile de Severac

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell

Marquis De Chantal

Howard Crampton

Howard Crampton

Sebastian de Maupin

William Dyer

William Dyer

Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc

John George

John George

Ali Bara

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Joe Martin

Joe Martin

Haitim-Tai

Creative team
Directed by
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Written by
Cleo Madison
Cleo Madison

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