''The Shuttle'' is a 1918 American
silent romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Rollin S. Sturgeon
Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from
1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period.
Filmography
Director
*''Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1'' 1910
*''A ...
and starring
Constance Talmadge
Constance Alice Talmadge (April 19, 1898 – November 23, 1973) was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
Early life
Talmadge was born on April 19, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor par ...
,
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
and
Edith Johnson.
[Basinger p.164] The film is an adaptation of the
novel of the same title by
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (published in 1885–1886), '' A Little ...
. It concerns two American sisters, one of whom is married into an English family.
Cast
*
Constance Talmadge
Constance Alice Talmadge (April 19, 1898 – November 23, 1973) was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
Early life
Talmadge was born on April 19, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor par ...
as Bettina Vandepoel
*
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
as Lord Mount Dunstan
*
Edith Johnson as Rosalie Vanderpoel
*
Edwin B. Tilton as Reuben Vanderpoel
*
Helen Dunbar
Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress.
Career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ...
as Mrs. Vanderpoel
*
George A. McDaniel
George A. McDaniel (December 22, 1885 – August 20, 1944) was an American silent film actor and singer.
He was born on December 22, 1885, in Atlanta, Georgia, and died on August 20, 1944, in San Fernando, California. He appeared on total of ...
as Sir Nigel Anstruthers
* Thomas Persse as Penzance
*
Edward Peil Sr. as Ughtred Anstruthers
*
Casson Ferguson
Casson Ferguson (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1928.
His father was John J. Ferguson, a jeweler in Alexandria, Louisiana. Early in his ...
as G. Selden
References
Bibliography
* Jeanine Basinger. ''Silent Stars''. Wesleyan University Press, 2000.
External links
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1918 films
1918 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon
American silent feature films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Selznick Pictures films
Films set in England
Films based on works by Frances Hodgson Burnett
1910s American films
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