''Camille'' is a 1915 American silent film based on the story ''

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'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'') by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils'', first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. Adapted for the screen by

Frances Marion Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens, November 18, 1888 – May 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis a ...

, ''Camille'' was directed by

Albert Capellani Albert Capellani (23 August 1874 – 26 September 1931) was a French film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed films between 1905 and 1922. One of his brothers was the actor-sculptor Paul Capellani, and another, film dir ...

and starred

Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (born Edith Matilda Clara Kimball; September 6, 1890 – October 15, 1960) was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era. Early life Edith Matilda Clara Kimball was born in Chicago on Septembe ...

as Marguerite Gautier and

Paul Capellani Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 – November 7, 1960) was a noted French silent film actor. His brother was the director Albert Capellani and his uncle the film director Roger Capellani who died May 1940 at the Battle of Dunkirk. He starred ...

as her lover, Armand.

Plot

Cast

as Marguerite Gautier *

as Armand Duval * Lillian Cook as Cecile * Robert W. Cummings as Monsieur Duval * Dan Baker as Joseph * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Robert Bousac * Frederick Truesdell as the Count de Varville * William Jefferson as Gaston *

Edward Kimball Edward Marshall Kimball (June 26, 1859 – January 4, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1936. Like many older actors of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, he enjoyed a varied stage ...

as The doctor * Louise Ducey as Madame Prudence * Beryl Morhange as Nanine

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* * * * 1915 films American black-and-white films 1915 drama films American films based on plays American silent feature films Films directed by Albert Capellani Films based on Camille Films based on adaptations Silent American drama films World Film Company films Films with screenplays by Frances Marion 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub