The Evangelist (1916 film)
1916 American silent film
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The Evangelist is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil based on the play by Henry Arthur Jones. It stars Gladys Hanson and Walter Law.
Directed byBarry O'Neil
Written byClay M. Greene
Based onThe Evangelist
by Henry Arthur Jones
by Henry Arthur Jones
Produced bySiegmund Lubin
| The Evangelist | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Barry O'Neil |
| Written by | Clay M. Greene |
| Based on | The Evangelist by Henry Arthur Jones |
| Produced by | Siegmund Lubin |
| Starring | Gladys Hanson Walter Law |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Gladys Hanson as Christabel Nuneham
- Walter Law as Sir James Nuneham
- Ferdinand Tidmarsh as Philip Nuneham
- George Soule Spencer as Sylvanus Rebbings
- Jack Standing as Rex Allen
- George Clarke as The Bishop of Trentistown
- Peter Lang as The Rev. Joseph Cushway
- Arthur Matthews as Deacon Shergold
- Bartley McCullum as Ben Possiter
- Richard Wangermann as Hassell (credited as Richard Wangemann)
- Eleanor Dunn as Ione Nuneham
- Betty Brice as Phoebe Ransford (credited as Rosetta Brice)
- Ruth Bryan as Naomi Rebbings
- Frankie Mann
- Florence Hackett
- Charles Brandt
- William H. Turner
Production
The film was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by the General Film Company in the United States on January 17, 1916.[1]
Preservation
The film is considered a lost film by the National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) as of January 2021.[2]
