East Lynne (1916 film)

{{short description|1916 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = East Lynne

| image = East Lynne (1916) - 1.jpg

| caption = Advertisement in the trade paper Variety

| director = Bertram Bracken

| producer = William Fox

| writer = Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Mary Murillo (scenario)

| based_on = {{based on|East Lynne (1861) |Mrs. Henry Wood}}

| starring = Theda Bara
Ben Deeley

| cinematography = Rial Schellinger

| distributor = Fox Film Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1916|06|19}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

East Lynne is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken, starring Theda Bara. Produced by Fox Film Corporation, it is an adaptation of the 1861 novel East Lynne by English author Mrs. Henry Wood.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/E/EastLynne1916.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: East Lynne |accessdate=March 28, 2016|work=silentera.com}} It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/16708 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} A 16mm print of the film was discovered in 1971 and purchased from Fox by the Museum of Modern Art where it is currently preserved. It is one of the few extant films of Theda Bara.{{cite book|last=Golden|first=Eve|authorlink=Eve Golden |title=Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara|year=1998|publisher=Vestal Press|isbn=1-461-73077-5|page=88}}