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''Twas Ever Thus'' is a 1915 American
drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
directed by
Hobart Bosworth Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Early life Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil Wa ...
, written by
Elsie Janis Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "Forces ...
, and starring Elsie Janis, Hobart Bosworth,
Owen Moore Owen Moore (12 December 1886 – 9 June 1939) was an Irish-born American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937. Early life and career Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. Along with his p ...
,
Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910. Biography Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Illi ...
,
Harry Ham Harry Ham (25 May 1886 – 27 July 1943) was a Canadian actor from Napanee, Ontario. He died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California. Selected filmography Actor * ''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915) * ''Nearly a Lady'' (1915) * '' 'Twas Ever ...
, and Helen Wolcott. It was released on September 23, 1915, by
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Elsie Janis Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "Forces ...
as Lithesome / Prudence Alden / Marian Gordon *
Hobart Bosworth Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Early life Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil Wa ...
as Hard Muscle / Col. Warren / John Rogers *
Owen Moore Owen Moore (12 December 1886 – 9 June 1939) was an Irish-born American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937. Early life and career Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. Along with his p ...
as Long Biceps / Frank Warren / Jack Rogers *
Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910. Biography Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Illi ...
as Joysome / Betty Judkns / chorus girl *
Harry Ham Harry Ham (25 May 1886 – 27 July 1943) was a Canadian actor from Napanee, Ontario. He died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California. Selected filmography Actor * ''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915) * ''Nearly a Lady'' (1915) * '' 'Twas Ever ...
as Joe Alden / Sub-editor *Helen Wolcott as Jean Hopkins / Helen Farnum *Joe Ray as A Tough *Ludloe Goodman as George St. John *Charles Wainwright as Jack's Friend *
Art Acord Arthemus Ward "Art" Acord (April 17, 1890 – January 4, 1931) was an American silent film actor and rodeo champion. After his film career ended in 1929, Acord worked in rodeo road shows and as a miner in Mexico. Early life and career Acord ...
as Manservant (uncredited)


See also

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List of films and television shows about the American Civil War The following is a list of films and television shows about the American Civil War from the beginning of the 20th century until present. Films about the war Before 1920 *''The Guerrilla'' (1908) *''The Fugitive (1910 film), The Fugitive'' (1910 ...


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* * 1915 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub