''The Eagle's Wings'' is a 1916 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

Robert Z. Leonard Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent star Mae Murray with the two formin ...

and starring

Grace Carlyle Grace Carlyle (July 24, 1877 – September 20, 1953) was an American stage and film actress. Dietz p.242 Selected filmography * ''The Eagle's Wings'' (1916) * ''An International Marriage'' (1916) * ''The Place Beyond the Winds'' (1916) * '' Pleas ...

Vola Vale Vola Vale (born Vola Smith; February 12, 1897 – October 17, 1970) was a silent film actress. Early career Vale was born in Buffalo, New York and educated in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Her high school friends in Rochester, New York, where she w ...

and

Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...

.Codori p.78

Cast

as Mona Wright *

as Kitty Miles *

as Richard Wallace *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...

as Senator Wright * Rodney Ronous as Jefferson Maynard * Charles Gunn as Orlin Dagore *

Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ...

as Keron Theris *

Malcolm Blevins Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to: People * Malcolm (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Clan Malcolm * Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray, 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld Nobility * Máel C ...

as James Brown *

Walter Belasco Walter Belasco (December 1864 21 June 1939) was a Canadian silent film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in moder ...

as Foreign Ambassador

References

Bibliography

* Codori, Jeff. ''Film History Through Trade Journal Art, 1916-1920''. McFarland, 2020.

External links

* 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard Universal Pictures films 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-US-film-stub