''When Rome Ruled'' is a 1914 American silent

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directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Nell Craig, Clifford Bruce and

Riley Hatch William Riley Hatch (September 2, 1862 – September 6, 1925) was an American singer and actor on stage and in silent films. Hatch's Broadway debut came in ''The Burgomaster'' (1900); his final Broadway appearance was in ''The Nervous Wreck'' ...

. It was made at the American subsidiary of the French company

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, shortly to be relaunched as Pathé Exchange, at studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It was an attempt to imitate the classical epics of Italian cinema, but made on a much lower budget.Motion Picture Guide Silent Film p. 303 It marked the directorial debut of Fitzmaurice who emerged as a leading filmmaker during the 1920s.

Cast

* Nell Craig as Nydia * Clifford Bruce as Caius *

as Caius' Father * Walter R. Seymour as Nydia's Father *

Rosita Marstini Rosita Marstini (September 19, 1887 – April 24, 1948) was a French dancer, stage personality, and silent and sound film actress from Nancy, France. Early life Rosita Marstini was born on September 19, 1887, in Nancy, France. She marrie ...

as Caius' Bride * A.H. Busby as Caius' Bride's Father * Charles E. Bunnell as A High Priest of Jupiter

References

Bibliography

* Jay Robert Nash, Robert Connelly & Stanley Ralph Ross. ''Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936''. Cinebooks, 1988.

External links

* 1914 films 1914 directorial debut films American silent feature films 1910s historical drama films American historical drama films Films set in ancient Rome American black-and-white films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice Pathé Exchange films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey 1914 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub