''The Bar Sinister'' is a

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1917 silent film drama directed by

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. An independent film, it was released on a State Rights basis. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''The Bar Sinister''
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Story

The film is about a white woman who is part black (or negro as it was called). The semi-derogatory term and now archaic "bar sinister" meant a person who was half-breed or half-caste particularly concerning the issue of black/and white.

Cast

*Preston Rollow - Col. George Stilliter *Mary Doyle - Annabel *William Anderson - Sam Davis *Florence St. Leonard - Lindy *

Hedda Nova Hedda Nova (1899–1981) was a Russian-born American film actress. Biography Born in Odessa, Nova received her schooling at a Parisian convent. Nova appeared in 16 films, mostly westerns, from 1917 through 1926. '' The Spitfire of Seville'' (19 ...

- Belle Davis * Mitchell Lewis - Ben Swift *Frank Reilly - Big Tom *George Dangerfield - Luke Waller *Ray Chamberlin - Nick Benson *

Victor Sutherland Victor Sutherland (February 28, 1889 – August 29, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Career Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Sutherland worked on stage and in motion pictures from the 1910s through the 1950s, when he al ...

- Page Warren *

Jules Cowles Jules Cowles (October 18, 1877 – May 22, 1943) was an American film actor.Munden p.193 He was also billed as J. D. Cowles and Julius D. Cowles. Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Cowles attended Yale and was a writer in addition to being an actor ...

- Buck *William J. Gross - *William A. Williams - * Mack V. Wright -

References

External links

The Bar Sinister at IMDb.com
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1917 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edgar Lewis Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Lost American drama films 1917 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub