''The Seven Sisters'' is a 1915 American silent

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directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...

. Based on the 1911 ensemble play ''Seven Sisters'' by Edith Ellis Furness and

Ferenc Herczeg Ferenc Herczeg (born ''Franz Herzog'', 22 September 1863 in Versec, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire – 24 February 1954 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian playwright and author who promoted conservative nationalist opinion in his coun ...

, the film starred

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Marguerite Clark Helen Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 – September 25, 1940) was an American theatre, stage and silent film actress. As a movie actress, at one time, Clark was second only to Mary Pickford in popularity. All but five of her films are co ...

, and

Conway Tearle Conway Tearle (born Frederick Conway Levy, May 17, 1878 – October 1, 1938) was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films. Early life Tearle was born on May 17, 1878, in New York City, the son of the ...

. The film is now presumed

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Seven Sisters''
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Cast

as Clara * Dorothea Camden as Liza * Georgia Fursman as Perka *

as Mici * Jean Stewart as Ella * I. Feder as Sari * Lola Barclay as Katinka *

as Count Horkoy * George Renavent as Toni * Mayme Lunton as Gida * Sydney Mason as Sandorffy * Charles Kraus as Innkeeper *

Camilla Dalberg Camilla Dalberg, (1870–1968), was a German-American actress and writer known for her roles as Mrs. Clare in ''Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' (1913) and Mother in ''The Seven Sisters'' (1915), as well as numerous other stage and film roles through ...

as Mother * Marjorie Nelson as Bertha *

Edwin Mordant Edwin Mordant (December 22, 1868 - February 16, 1942) was an actor on stage and in films in the United States. He appeared in numerous shows between 1901 and the later 1920s. He was married to Ola Humphrey. They divorced. The ‘’New York Dram ...

as Baron Rodviany * Dick Lee as Servant * Lizzie Goode as Innkeeper's Wife

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External links

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''Seven Sisters'' at sidneyolcott.com
1915 films 1910s romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films based on works by Ferenc Herczeg Films directed by Sidney Olcott Lost American films Paramount Pictures films 1915 comedy films 1910s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent American comedy films {{1910s-US-film-stub

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