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Shackles of Gold
Shackles of Gold is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring William Farnum, Alfred Loring, and Marie Shotwell. It is an adaptation of the 1908 play "Samson" by Henri Bernstein with the setting moved from France to America. The screenplay involves a woman from an aristocratic but poor family who is pressured by her relatives to marry a wealthy financier.
Cast.
- William Farnum as John Gibbs
- Alfred Loring as Charles Van Dusen
- Marie Shotwell as Mrs.
Chesné, then director of the International Rochefort Sea Center, and Pierre Combes, the curator of the exhibition.
However, due to the deterioration of relations between the French and Haitian authorities, the withdrawal of financial partners (the French Embassy in Haiti and the European Union), and concerns that the exhibition might be misused, the Shackles of Memory decided to put an end to this project.
International Activities A Special Bond with the Republic of Haiti Cultural Support Program for the Shackles of Memory in Haiti.
Nevertheless, since