''The Inner Shrine'' is a 1917 silent produced by
Jesse Lasky
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...
and distributed by
Paramount Pictures
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. It is the first of only two films that starred
Margaret Illington
Margaret Illington (born Maude Light; July 23, 1879 – March 11, 1934) was an American stage actress popular in the first decade of the 20th century. She later made an attempt at silent film acting by making two films with Adolph Zukor's Famo ...
, a noted Broadway actress. The story is from a 1909 novel,
The Inner Shrine', by
Basil King
William Benjamin Basil King (1859–1928) was a Canadian clergyman who became a writer after retiring from the clergy. His novels and non-fiction were spirituality, spiritually oriented.
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He was born on February 26, 1859, in Charl ...
, an author popular with actresses. The film is now
lost
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The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Inner Shrine''
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Cast
*Margaret Illington
Margaret Illington (born Maude Light; July 23, 1879 – March 11, 1934) was an American stage actress popular in the first decade of the 20th century. She later made an attempt at silent film acting by making two films with Adolph Zukor's Famo ...
– Diane Winthrop
*Hobart Bosworth
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Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil Wa ...
– Derek Pruyn
* Jack Holt – Viscount D'Arcourt
*Elliott Dexter
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Dexter was born in Galves ...
– Marquis de Bienville
*Madame I. D'Juria – Madame D'Arcourt
References
External links
The Inner Shrine at IMDb.com
allmovie/synopsis
1917 films
American silent feature films
Films based on Canadian novels
Lost American films
Paramount Pictures films
1917 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
1917 lost films
Lost drama films
Films directed by Frank Reicher
1910s American films
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