The Wanderer is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Greta Nissen, Wallace Beery, and Tyrone Power Sr. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Written by | James T. O'Donohoe |
| Based on | The Wanderer (play) by Maurice Samuel and Wilhelm August Schmidtbonn |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Greta Nissen Wallace Beery Tyrone Power Sr. |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Plot
editAs described in a film magazine reviews,[3] the shepherd Jether longed for the city and, after getting his inheritance from his father, joined the caravan in which was the woman he loved, Tisha, priestess of the pagan goddess Ishtar. He wasted his wealth on fine clothes, jewels for Tisha, and gambling. Though warned of the destruction of the city that was imminent, he continued to live in riot. However, he would not deny God, and, when his money failed, Tisha threw him off. A great feast to Tisha was held in the city and, while it was in progress, the city was destroyed. Jether escaped and became a swineherd for a rich man and subsisted on the husks of the corn he fed his charges. At length, he reached the home of his father and was accepted back into the family.
Cast
edit- Greta Nissen as Tisha (credited as Grete Ruzt-Nissen)
- William Collier Jr. as Jether
- Ernest Torrence as Tola
- Wallace Beery as Pharis
- Tyrone Power Sr. as Jesse (credited as Tyrone Power)
- Kathryn Carver as Naomi (credited as Kathryn Hill)
- Kathlyn Williams as Huldah
- George Regas as Gaal (credited as George Rigas)
- Holmes Herbert as Prophet
- Snitz Edwards as Jeweler
- Lillian Butterfield as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
- Sôjin Kamiyama as Sadyk the Jeweler (uncredited)
- Melva Lockhart as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
- Myrna Loy as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
- Helen Virgil as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
Preservation
editAn incomplete print of the film survives.[4]
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Wanderer Retrieved November 5, 2014
- ^ The Wanderer at silentera.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014
- ^ "New Pictures: The Wanderer", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 57, September 19, 1925, retrieved September 16, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Wanderer Retrieved November 5, 2014
External links
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- The Wanderer at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby poster
- Lobby poster
- Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
- 2 minute clip from The Wanderer on YouTube
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