Rose of the World (1925 film)
| Rose of the World | |
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 Film still with Forrest and Miller | |
| Directed by | Harry Beaumont |
| Screenplay by | Julien Josephson Dorothy Farnum |
| Based on | Rose of the World by Kathleen Norris |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Starring | Patsy Ruth Miller Allan Forrest Pauline Garon |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Rose of the World is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Harry Beaumont, which stars Patsy Ruth Miller, Allan Forrest, and Pauline Garon. The screenplay was written by Julien Josephson and Dorothy Farnum. Based on the 1924 novel of the same name by Kathleen Norris, the film was released by Warner Brothers on November 21, 1925.[2]
The film has no relation to the 1918 film of the same name released by Artcraft Pictures, which is based upon a different novel.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[3] a young man who breaks his engagement to one woman to marry another learns after marriage that he is sadly mismated. The woman to whom he was first engaged also marries and is unhappy. The frivolous wife of the hero dies, however, and his longing turnstoward the woman he once rejected. Her husband is killed, and she and the man who once spurned her plan a happy future together.
Cast list
- Patsy Ruth Miller as Rose Kirby
- Allan Forrest as Jack Talbot
- Pauline Garon as Edith Rogers
- Rockliffe Fellowes as Clyde Bainbridge
- Barbara Luddy as Cecilia Kirby
- Alec Francis as Gramp Tallifer
- Helen Dunbar as Mrs. John Talbot
- Lydia Knott as Mrs. Kirby
- Edward Peil Jr. as The boy
- Carrie Clark Ward as Sally Towsey
- Carmencita Johnson as Baby (uncredited)
- Virginia Marshall as Little Girl (uncredited)
- Cammilla Johnson as Audrey (uncredited)
Preservation
With no prints of Rose of the World located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ "Rose of the World: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Rose of the World at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: Rose of the World", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (11), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 69, December 5, 1925, retrieved November 14, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Rose of the World
External links
- Rose of the World at IMDb
- Rose of the World at the TCM Movie Database
- Rose of the World at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Stills at silentfilmstillarchive.com
- Stills at silenthollywood.com
