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The Bar Sinister
''The Bar Sinister'' is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by Edgar Lewis. An independent film, it was released on a State Rights basis. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''The Bar Sinister''
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Story

The film is about a white woman who is part black (or negro as it was called). The semi-derogatory term and now archaic "bar sinister" meant a person who was half-breed or half-caste particularly concerning the issue of black/and white.


Cast

*Preston Rollow - Col. George Stilliter *Mary Doyle - Annabel *William Anderson - Sam Davis *Florence St. Leonard - Lindy *

Edgar Lewis (director)
Edgar Lewis (July 22, 1869 – May 21, 1938) was an American director. Career He began his career as a stage actor and entered the film industry in 1911 as an actor, making his directorial debut two years later. Specializing in action-adventure films and westerns, he directed dozens of pictures between 1913 and 1930, when he left directing and returned to his first love, acting. Most of his films during the sound era were in bit parts or uncredited roles. He appeared in his final film, '' Riding Wild'' in 1935 and retired. He died in Los Angeles in 1938. Partial filmography * '' The Thief'' (1914) * '' The Governor'' (1915) * ''Samson'' (1915) * '' The Plunderer'' (1915) * ''The Bondman'' (1916) * ''Sherry'' (1920) * '' Lahoma'' (1920) * '' A Beggar in Purple'' (1920) * '' Other Men's Shoes'' (1920) * ''The Sage Hen'' (1921) * ''Strength of the Pines'' (1922) * ''You Are Guilty'' (1923) * '' The Right of the Strongest'' (1924) * '' Red Love'' (1925) * '' A Made-To-Order Hero' ...
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1917 Films
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Lost American Drama Films
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1917 Drama Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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Films Directed By Edgar Lewis
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American Black-and-white Films
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Anthony Paul Kelly
Anthony Paul Kelly (1897 – September 26, 1932) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Biography Born in 1897 in New York City, Kelly wrote for 60 films between 1914 and 1930, and also wrote the play ''Three Faces East'', which was the basis for two films of the same name. In 1926, Kelly gained notice for suing Al Jolson for breach of contract. The jury was discharged after failing to reach an agreement on a verdict. He died in Manhattan in 1932 after committing suicide by inhaling gas. Kelly was battling an incurable case of tuberculosis at the time of his suicide.Dramatist Cheats Tuberculosis by Taking Own Life
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Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles (October 18, 1877 – May 22, 1943) was an American film actor.Munden p.193 He was also billed as J. D. Cowles and Julius D. Cowles. Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Cowles attended Yale and was a writer in addition to being an actor. Before he began acting in films, he performed in a Shakespearean repertory company with Augustin Daly for five years. Cowles died on May 22, 1943, in Hollywood, California, aged 65. Selected filmography * ''A Royal Family'' (1915) * ''Notorious Gallagher'' (1916) * ''The Bar Sinister'' (1917) * ''The Service Star'' (1918) * ''To the Highest Bidder'' (1919) * ''The Poor Rich Man'' (1918) * '' The Cambric Mask'' (1919) * '' A Fool and His Money'' (1920) * '' Tangled Trails'' (1921) * ''The Idol of the North'' (1921) * ''The Bootleggers'' (1922) * ''The Ne'er-Do-Well'' (1923) * ''Lost in a Big City'' (1923) * ''The Love Bandit'' (1924) * '' High Speed'' (1924) * ''The Lost World'' (1925) * ''Seven Chances'' (1925) * '' Sweet Marie'' (1925 ...
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Victor Sutherland (February 28, 1889 â€“ August 29, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Career Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Sutherland worked on stage and in motion pictures from the 1910s through the 1950s, when he also acted on television, including several episodes of ''Perry Mason''. He was also in the original cast of the 1939 hit play '' Arsenic and Old Lace''. At age 19, Sutherland acted in a production of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' for 25 weeks. Sutherland made films for Fox Film Corporation, among other studios, and he acted in stock theater. Personal life On October 12, 1907, Sutherland married silent film star Pearl White in Oklahoma City. She sued for divorce in 1914. He married actress Faye Cusick on May 10, 1915, in Baltimore, Maryland. Cusick sued for divorce in 1923. He also married silent film actress Anne Hamilton, with whom he had a daughter, Anne Victoria Sutherland, in 1925, and actress Linda Barrett. Death Sutherland died on ...
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