''Thou Shalt Not'' is a 1919 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Charles Brabin Charles Brabin (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director. Biography Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while hold ...

and starring

Evelyn Nesbit Evelyn Nesbit (born Florence Evelyn Nesbit; December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. She is best known for her years as a young woman in New York City, particularly her inv ...

Ned Burton Ned Burton (1850–1922) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era.Waldman p.32 Selected filmography * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1914) * '' The Fat Man's Burden'' (1914) * '' Hogan's Alley'' (1914) * '' The Velvet Paw'' (1916) *'' ...

and

Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent

.Parish & Pitts p.42

Cast

as Ruth *

as Ruth's Father *

Florida Kingsley Florida Kingsley was an actress on stage and screen in the United States. Her career lasted more than 40 years. She is in numerous films from the silent film era. Theater *''The Capitol'' (1895) Selected filmography *''The Turmoil (1916 film) ...

as Ruth's Mother *

Gladden James Gladden James (February 26, 1888 – August 28, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1911 and 1946. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio and died in Hollywood, California, from leukemia. Family In 1914 he ...

as Alec Peters *

Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent

as The Minister * Edward Lawrence as Rural Swain

References

Bibliography

*Parish, James Robert & Pitts, Michael R. . ''Film Directors: A Guide to their American Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

* 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Brabin Fox Film films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub