''Destiny'' is a 1915 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Edwin Carewe Edwin Carewe (March 3, 1883 – January 22, 1940) was an American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His birth name was Jay John Fox; he was born in Gainesville, Texas. Career After brief studies at the Universities of ...

and starring Emily Stevens,

George Le Guere George Le Guere (born George Le Guere Mullally; July 17, 1881 – November 21, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor, he was sometimes credited as George LeGuere. Biography Le Guere was a graduate of Georgetown University and later wor ...

and

Walter Hitchcock Walter Edwin Hitchcock (1872 – June 23, 1917) was an American actor. He appeared on stage, in silent films, and had several leading roles. Career Hitchcock was born in 1872 in Malden, Massachusetts or New Castle, Maine. In his youth, Hitchcoc ...

.''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' p.93 c.1953 by Daniel Blum

Cast

* Emily Stevens as Mary Gadman *

as The Boy *

as The Connoisseur * Theodore Babcock as Standish *

Fred Stone Fred Andrew Stone (August 19, 1873 – March 6, 1959) was an American actor. Stone began his career as a performer in circuses and minstrel shows, went on to act in vaudeville, and became a star on Broadway and in feature films, which earned h ...

as Parishioner *

Howard Truesdale Howard Truesdale (January 3, 1861 – December 8, 1941; also credited as Truesdell, Truedell, and Truesdall) was an American stage actor and a film actor in both the silent and sound eras. He appeared in the films ''A Corner in Cotton'', ''The P ...

as Father Anthony * Henri Bergman as Avarice *

Effingham Pinto Effingham may refer to: Geography Europe *Effingham, Surrey, England *Effingham Hundred, a hundred in Surrey that includes the village of Effingham *Effingham Junction railway station, a station near the village North America *Effingham, Ontario, ...

as Lust * Del DeLois as Rum *

Florence Short Florence Short (May 19, 1893 – July 10, 1946) was an American actress. She had numerous film roles as a supporting actress and was also cast in theatrical productions. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and moved with her family to ...

as Passion *

Vivien Oakland Vivien Oakland (born Vivian Ruth Andersen; May 20, 1895 – August 1, 1958), was an American actress best known for her work in comedies in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s, most notably with the Hal Roach Studios. Oakland appeared in 157 film ...

as Beauty * Ralph Austin as The Neighbor * Edwin Martin as Father Time / Death * Baby Field as Baby

References

Bibliography

* Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991.

External links

* 1915 films 1915 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Edwin Carewe American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films Films produced by B. A. Rolfe 1910s American films {{drama-film-stub