''Deliverance'' is a 1919

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

which tells the story of the life of Helen Keller and her teacher,

Annie Sullivan Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.Herrmann, Dorothy. ''Helen Keller: A Life'', Alfred ...

. It stars Etna Ross, Tula Belle, Edith Lyle, Betty Schade, Sarah Lind, Ann Mason and Jenny Lind. The film also features appearances by Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Kate Adams Keller and Phillips Brooks Keller as themselves. The movie was directed by George Foster Platt and written by Francis Trevelyan Miller.

Cast (in credits order)

*Etna Ross ... Young Helen Keller * Tula Belle ... Young Nadja *Edith Lyle ... Younger Anne Sullivan (as Edythe Lyle) * Betty Schade ... Mrs. Kate Adams Keller as a young woman *Jenny Lind ... Martha Washington *Sarah Lind ... Mammy *Ann Mason ... Helen Keller as a young woman * Helen Keller ... Herself * Anne Sullivan ... Herself *Kate Adams Keller ... Herself *Phillips Brooks Keller ... Himself *Polly Thompson ... Helen's secretary *Ardita Mellinina ... Nadja *

J. Parks Jones James Parks Jones (1890 – January 11, 1950) was an actor in many silent films in the United States. His roles included many leading and supporting roles over more than a decade. He was born in Cincinnati. Jones married Myrtle Gonzalez, a Latin ...

... Nadja's son * True Boardman ... Helen's boy friend (uncredited) *

Herbert Heyes Herbert Harrison Heyes (August 3, 1889 – May 31, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film '' Miracle on 34th Street'', in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel ...

... UlyssesProgressive Silent Film List: ''Deliverance''
at silentera.com (uncredited)

Preservation status

A copy of the film is in the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

film archive.

References

External links

* 1919 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s biographical drama films American biographical drama films Helen Keller Cultural depictions of Helen Keller 1919 drama films Films directed by George Foster Platt 1910s American films Silent American drama films {{bio-film-stub