''The Ghosts of Yesterday'' is a 1918 American silent adventure drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among ...

, Eugene O'Brien, and

Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes. Biog ...

. It is based on the play ''Two Women'' by

Rupert Hughes Rupert Raleigh Hughes (January 31, 1872 – September 9, 1956) was an American novelist, film director, Academy Award, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes Sr. and uncle of bi ...

Plot

Cast

as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur * Eugene O'Brien as Howard Marston *

as Count Pascal de Fondras * John Daly Murphy as Duc de Lissac *

Henry Hebert Henry Herbert (c. 1879 – 20 February 1947) was an English film, stage actor and producer, who became well known in the United States. Biography Herbert appears to have commenced his early career with Ben Greet's Company, and with Sir Fran ...

as Roger Stearns (credited as Henry J. Hebert) *

Ida Darling Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Biography Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ...

as Mrs. Whitaker * Blanche Douglas as Marie Calleaux

Preservation status

The film survives incomplete in the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...

, which holds reels 1-4 of 6 and a fragment of the last reel.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Ghosts of Yesterday''
at silentera.com

References

External links

* * 1918 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on works by Rupert Hughes Films directed by Charles Miller 1910s adventure drama films Selznick Pictures films 1918 drama films 1910s American films Silent American adventure drama films English-language adventure drama films 1910s English-language films {{silent-drama-film-stub