The Rose of Blood is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the story "The Red Rose" by Ryszard Ordynski, the film was written by Bernard McConville. The Rose of Blood is now considered to be a lost film.[1][2]
| The Rose of Blood | |
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 Film poster (1917) | |
| Directed by | J. Gordon Edwards |
| Written by | Bernard McConville |
| Story by | Ryszard Ordynski |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Theda Bara Genevieve Blinn Charles Clary |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle Rial Schellinger |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Theda Bara as Lisza Tapenka
- Genevieve Blinn as Governess
- Charles Clary as Prince Arbassoff
- Marie Kiernan as Kosyla
- Joe King as Prime Minister
- Herschel Mayall as Koliensky
- Ryszard Ordynski as Vassea
- Hector Sarno as Revolutionist
- Bert Turner as Princess Arbassoff
Reception
editLike many American films of the time, The Rose of Blood was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut in Reel 2 two scenes of a young man holding a bomb and the throwing of it and the intertitle "They still live, but next time", in Reel 5, the intertitle "Nothing less than death", in Reel 6, scenes of the shooting of the general and the servant doping the wine, and in Reel 7, five riot scenes including a soldier killing a young man and a soldier clubbing an old woman, the intertitle "When are you going to pay me?", two scenes of women taking bombs from a chest, and the lighting of the fuse.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Rose of Blood". silentera.com. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Rose of Blood
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (25). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. December 15, 1917.
External links
edit- The Rose of Blood at IMDb
- The Rose of Blood at AllMovie
- Film still at britannica.com