''The Child of Destiny'' is a
lost
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Geography
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* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
1916 silent film drama directed by
William Nigh
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".
Biography
Nigh was born Emil Kreuske''Silent Film Necrology'', ...
and starring
Irene Fenwick
Irene Fenwick (born Irene Frizell; September 5, 1887 – December 24, 1936) was an American stage and silent film actress. She was married to Lionel Barrymore from 1923 until her death in 1936. Fenwick has several surviving feature films fr ...
. It was produced and distributed by
Metro Pictures
Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leas ...
.
Cast
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Irene Fenwick
Irene Fenwick (born Irene Frizell; September 5, 1887 – December 24, 1936) was an American stage and silent film actress. She was married to Lionel Barrymore from 1923 until her death in 1936. Fenwick has several surviving feature films fr ...
- Alita
*Madame Ganna Walska - Constance (aka
Ganna Walska
Ganna Walska (born Hanna Puacz on June 26, 1887 – March 2, 1984) was a Polish opera singer and garden enthusiast who created the Lotusland botanical gardens at her mansion in Montecito, California. She was married six times, four times to we ...
)
*
Robert Elliott - Bob Stange
*
Roy Applegate
Roy Applegate (7 December 1878 – 9 February 1950) was an American actor
Background
He played Judge Gates in ''The Child of Destiny'' (1916), Opera House Manager in ''The Musician's Daughter'' (1911), Arthur Jepson in '' All for a Girl'' (1915) ...
- Judge Gates
*Roy Clair - Weird Willie
*William Yearance - Professor Jaeger
*
Martin Faust - Oswald, His Son (*Martin J. Faust)
*
William B. Davidson
William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947.
Early life
Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ...
- Calvin Baker (*as William Davidson)
*R. A. Breese - Putnam
*Elizabeth Le Roy - Mrs. Putnam
References
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1916 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by William Nigh
Lost American films
1916 drama films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
Metro Pictures films
1916 lost films
Lost drama films
1910s American films
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