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The Galley Slave
The Galley Slave is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the play of the same name by Bartley Campbell, the film's scenario was written by Clara S. Beranger. "The Galley Slave" is now considered lost.
Cast.
- Theda Bara as Francesca Brabaut
- Stuart Holmes as Antoine Brabaut
- Claire Whitney as Cecil Blaine
- Lillian Lawrence as Mrs. Blaine
- Jane Lee as Dolores
- Ben Hendricks Sr.
The Galley Slave (1919 film)
The Galley Slave (German: Der Galeerensträfling) is a 1919 German silent historical adventure film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova and Paul Hartmann. Inspired by several of the novels of Honoré de Balzac including "Lost Illusions", it was released in two parts on separate dates during October 1919. Although Gliese was the principal credited director, the film's star Wegener also worked on its production.
It was shot at the Templehof Studios in Berlin