''The Eternal Sin'' is a

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1917 American silent

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directed by Herbert Brenon and starring

Florence Reed Florence Reed (January 10, 1883 – November 21, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She is remembered for several outstanding stage productions, including ''The Shanghai Gesture'', ''The Lullaby'', ''The Yellow Ticket'' and ''The ...

. Brenon produced and Lewis J. Selznick handled the distribution.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Eternal Sin''
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Cast

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*William E. Shay - The Duke of Ferrara *Stephen Grattan - Her Brother *

Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's '' Broken Blossoms'' (1919) and ''Way Down East'' (1920) and ...

- Gennaro *Alexander Shannon - Rustighello *A. G. Parker - Maffio *M. J. Briggs - Astolpo *Edward Thorne - Jeppo * Elmer Patterson - Liveretto *Anthony Merlo - Petrucci *

Henry Armetta Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta; July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945) was an American character actor who appeared in at least 150 American films, beginning in silent movies. His last film was released posthumously in 1946, the year after his d ...

- The Jester * William Welsh - Gubetta *Juliet Brenon - Blanca *Jane Fearnley - Princess Negroni *Henrietta Gilbert - Flametta

References

External links

The Eternal Sin at IMDb.com
* 1917 films American silent feature films Films based on works by Victor Hugo Films directed by Herbert Brenon Lost American films American black-and-white films Lost drama films 1917 lost films 1910s historical drama films American historical drama films Selznick Pictures films 1917 drama films 1910s American films Silent American drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub