''Destiny'' is a 1919 American

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 ...

based on

Charles Neville Buck Charles Neville Buck (April 15, 1879 - August 10, 1957) was an American writer who had many of his novels staged in theater productions and adapted into films during the silent film era. He was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. His father Charle ...

's 1916 novel of the same name. The film was directed by

Rollin S. Sturgeon Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from 1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period. Filmography Director *''Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1'' 1910 *''A ...

and starred

Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, bu ...

. The film was produced and released by the Jewel Productions brand of the

Universal Film Manufacturing Company Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

. The

scenario In the performing arts, a scenario (, ; ; ) is a synoptical collage of an event or series of actions and events. In the ''commedia dell'arte'', it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play, and was literally pi ...

of the film was by

Elliott J. Clawson Elliott J. Clawson (January 19, 1883 – July 21, 1942) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1913 and 1929. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Vista, California. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 19 ...

. The film has an entry in the

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, along with being listed as a

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. The six reel film adaptation was described as a rural and society drama. ''

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'' wrote that "The fairy-book idea is certainly very intriguing, and has enabled the scenario writer to achieve a much-desired happy ending." A Destiny song was released in 1919 with lyrics by Alfred Bryan and music by Herbert Spencer. The rights to the song were acquired by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Charles Neville Buck's novel was illustrated by R. F. Schabelitz, published by

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, and copyrighted by W. J. Watt & Company.

Cast

William Stowell William Stowell (March 13, 1885 – November 24, 1919) was an American silent film actor. A handsome actor with matinee idol good looks, Stowell was signed into film in 1909 with IMP (forerunner of Universal Studios), and debuted by sta ...

Stanhope Wheatcroft Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft (May 11, 1888 – February 13, 1966) was an American actor of the stage and screen who was primarily active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography Stanhope was born in New York City in 1888 to Nelson Wheatcroft an ...

* Harry Hilliard

Gallery

File:Destiny (1919) - Ad.jpg, An advertisement for the film from ''

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'' File:Destiny (1919) - Ad 2.jpg, An advertisement for the film from ''Motion Picture News'' File:Destiny (1919) - Ad 3.jpg, An advertisement for the film from ''

Motion Picture World In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position with respect to time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed and frame of reference to an observer and mea ...

'' File:Destiny (1919) - Ad 5.jpg, An advertisement for the film from ''Motion Picture World'' File:Destiny (1919) - Ad 6.jpg, An advertisement for the film from ''Motion Picture World'' File:Destiny (1919) - 2.jpg, A still of Dorothy Phillips from the film File:Destiny lobby card.jpg, A

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for the film File:Sheet music cover - DESTINY - SONG (1919).jpg, The sheet music cover for the Destiny song

References

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* *{{allmovie, 147330, Synopsis 1919 films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon Silent American fantasy films Universal Pictures films Lost American films 1919 lost films Films based on American novels 1910s fantasy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1910s American films Lost fantasy films