Rose of the World (1918 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Rose of the World
| image = Rose of the World.jpg
| caption =
| director = Maurice Tourneur
| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
| writer = Charles Maigne (scenario)
| based_on = {{based on|Rose of the World|Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle}}
| starring = Elsie Ferguson
Wyndham Standing
| cinematography = John van den Broek
| editing =
| distributor = Artcraft Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1918|01|07}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Rose of the World is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8805/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rose of the World] 1918 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novels of Agnes and Egerton Castle. The film was directed by Maurice Tourneur and stars Elsie Ferguson.
It is no relation to the 1925 Warner Brothers film of the same name which is based upon a different novel.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Film: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988[https://web.archive.org/web/20170710073837/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17236 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Rose of the World](Wayback)
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Rose of the World |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=6 |issue=5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald06exhi/page/n35 28] |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=January 26, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald06exhi}} Captain Harry English (Standing) is reported to have been killed during a battle between factions in India and his wife Rosamond (Ferguson) remarries. As time passes Rosamond finds that her love for her deceased husband is greater than her love for the older man that she has married, Sir Arthur Gerardine (Handyside). She goes to live at Harry's old house and there breaks down and tells her husband the truth. She becomes ill and in her ravings asks for Harry. Harry, who was not killed, learns that his wife has remarried and, disguised as an Indian, becomes secretary to Rosamond's husband. He comes to her at a peak psychological moment and, after the shock wears off, they are reunited.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Elsie Ferguson as Rosamond English
- Wyndham Standing as Captain Harry English
- Percy Marmont as Lieutenant Belhune
- Ethel Martin as Lady Cunningham
- Clarence Handyside as Sir Arthur Gerardine (credited as Clarence Handysides)
- June Sloane as His Niece
- Marie Benedetta as Jani
- Gertrude Le Brandt as Mary
- Sloane De Masher as Dr. Chatelard
}}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=0009567|title=Rose of the World}}
- [http://www.allmovie.com/movie/rose-of-the-world-v108378 Rose of the World; allmovie.com / synopsis]
- [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/glass-slide-elsie-ferguson-rose-world-131377574 Lantern slide]
- Castle, Agnes and Egerton (1905 ed.), [https://archive.org/details/roseworld00castgoog Rose of the World], New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, on the Internet Archive
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Famous Players-Lasky films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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