''The Faith Healer'' is a
lost
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History
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1921 American
silent drama film
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directed by
George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...
and written by Z. Wall Covington and Mrs. William Vaughn Moody from
William Vaughn Moody
William Vaughn Moody (July 8, 1869 – October 17, 1910) was an American dramatist and poet. Moody was author of ''The Great Divide'', first presented under the title of ''The Sabine Woman'' at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906. Hi ...
's play. The film stars
Milton Sills
Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century.
Biography
Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henr ...
,
Ann Forrest
Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films.
Biography
Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho
...
,
Fontaine La Rue,
Frederick Vroom
Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in Buster Keaton' ...
,
Loyola O'Connor
Loyola O'Connor (born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor; July 8, 1868 – December 26, 1931), was an American stage and silent film actress. In the early 20th century, she worked multi-year stints in stage productions such as ''Way Down East'', '' Ben ...
,
Mae Giraci
Mae Georgia Giraci (January 22, 1910 – January 10, 2006), also known as May Giraci, May Garcia, May Geraci, May Giracci, May Giracia and Tina Rossi, was an American child actress who appeared in silent films between 1915 and 1929.
Giraci wa ...
, and John Curry. The film was released on March 13, 1921, by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Rhoda Williams is an orphan and the mistress of Dr. Littlefield. She sees a disabled man restored to good health by Michaelis a young shepherd with the power of
faith healing
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing ...
. She summons Michaelis to her disabled aunt's house, he cures the woman of her paralysis problem, and Rhoda tells him of her difficult life. After that, Michaelis falls in love with her. Later, he is called to cure a woman's sick baby, but he fails to do that. He thinks that his power loss is a result of his love for Rhoda. In the end, she helps him see that the failure was only because of his lack of faith in the power of love. After he realizes that, he is able to restore the young child to full health.
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]
Cast
*Milton Sills
Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century.
Biography
Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henr ...
as Michaelis
*Ann Forrest
Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films.
Biography
Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho
...
as Rhoda Williams
* Fontaine La Rue as Mary Beeler
*Frederick Vroom
Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in Buster Keaton' ...
as Matthew Beeler
*Loyola O'Connor
Loyola O'Connor (born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor; July 8, 1868 – December 26, 1931), was an American stage and silent film actress. In the early 20th century, she worked multi-year stints in stage productions such as ''Way Down East'', '' Ben ...
as Martha Beeler
*Mae Giraci
Mae Georgia Giraci (January 22, 1910 – January 10, 2006), also known as May Giraci, May Garcia, May Geraci, May Giracci, May Giracia and Tina Rossi, was an American child actress who appeared in silent films between 1915 and 1929.
Giraci wa ...
as Little Annie
*John Curry as Uncle Abe
*Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's ''A Woman of Paris'', where he played the lead role; Stanley K ...
as Dr. Littlefield
*Edward Vroom as Dr. Sanchez
*Robert Brower as Dr. Martin
*Winifred Greenwood
Winifred Greenwood (January 1, 1885 – November 23, 1961) was an American silent film actress.
Born in 1885 in Geneseo, New York, Greenwood studied to be a teacher but left New York Normal School to perform in vaudeville in the United St ...
as A Mother
References
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1921 lost films
Silent American drama films
1921 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by George Melford
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
Lost American films
Lost drama films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
Films about faith healing
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