''The Dark Star'' is a

lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * 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 ...

1919 silent film adventure directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

and starring

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

. It was based on the 1917 novel by

Robert W. Chambers Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 – December 16, 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories titled '' The King in Yellow'', published in 1895. Life Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, t ...

and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions. It was released through

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

Cast

– Rue Carew * Dorothy Green – Princess Naia *

Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942 This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the na ...

– Jim Neeland * Matt Moore – Prince Alak *

Ward Crane Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in ''Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged ...

– French Secret Service Agent * George Cooper – Mr. Brandes *Arthur Earle – Mr. Stull *

Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz (4 August 1862 – 25 December 1943) was a German film actor and director. He settled in the United States. He was born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 81. Biography Gustav von Seyffertit ...

(*billed G. Butler Clonbough) – German Spy *Emil Hoch – Steward *Fred Hearn – Rev. William Carew *James Laffey – Ship Captain *William Brotherhood – Steward *

Eddie Sturgis Eddie Sturgis (1881–1947), also known as Edwin Sturgis, Ed Sturgis, or Edward Sturgis, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. His career began in the 1916 film, '' The Lost Bridegroom'', which starred John Barrymor ...

– 'Parson' Smalley

Production

re-teamed with

and Matt Moore in her sixth film. Directed by

, this was the first film released under the banner of Cosmopolitan Productions. Lorusso, Edward (2017) ''The Silent Films of Marion Davies'', CreateSpace, pp. 25-26.

References

External links

The Dark Star at IMDb.com
* 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Allan Dwan Films based on American novels Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers American black-and-white films American adventure drama films 1910s adventure drama films 1919 drama films 1919 lost films Lost adventure drama films 1910s American films Silent American drama films Silent adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub