The Sowers
| The Sowers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
William C. deMille M.A. Harris(ass't dir.) Camille Astor(ass't dir.) |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Written by |
Henry Seton Merriman(novel:The Sowers) Marion Fairfax(scenario) |
| Starring |
Blanche Sweet Thomas Meighan |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | March 30, 1916 |
Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Sowers is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky, released through Paramount Pictures and directed by William C. deMille. The feature stars Blanche Sweet and Thomas Meighan and is based on the novel, The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collections.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
- Blanche Sweet - Karin Dolokhof
- Thomas Meighan - Prince Paul Alexis
- Mabel Van Buren - Princess Tanya
- Ernest Joy - Count Egor Strannik
- Theodore Roberts - Boris Dolokhof
- Horace B. Carpenter - Chief of Secret Police
- Raymond Hatton - The Peddler
- Harold Howard - The Tramp
See also
References
- ↑ The Sowers at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress page 171 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Sowers