Life's Whirlpool
| Life's Whirlpool | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lionel Barrymore |
| Produced by |
B. A. Rolfe William A. Brady (executive producer) |
| Written by | Lionel Barrymore (story, scenario) |
| Starring | Ethel Barrymore |
| Cinematography | John M. Bauman |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release dates | November 8, 1917 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film (English intertitles) |
Life's Whirlpool (1917) is a silent film written and directed by Lionel Barrymore with his sister Ethel Barrymore as the star. This is the brother and sister's only collaboration on a silent film as director and star.
This film shouldn't be confused with McTeague which was also known as Life's a Whirlpool, an early telling of Frank Norris's McTeague, later filmed by Eric von Stroheim as Greed (1923).
The Lionel Barrymore directed film was produced by B. A. Rolfe and released through Metro Pictures. Barrymore would return for a short time to directing films in the early sound era. This is now considered a lost film.[1][2]
Cast
- Ethel Barrymore - Esther Carey
- Paul Everton - B.J. Hendrix
- Alan Hale - Dr. Henry Grey
- Reginald Carrington - John Martin
- Ricca Allen - Ruth Martin
- Frank Leigh - Dirk Kansket
- Walter Hiers - Fatty Holmes
- Harvey Bogart - Ezra Craddock
See also
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Life's Whirlpool
External links
- Life's Whirlpool at the Internet Movie Database
- Life's Whirlpool at SilentEra
- Life's Whirlpool at AllMovie