Black Orchids 1917 Directed by Rex Ingram
The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman
Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women in 1922. Black Orchids is considered to be a lost film.
Language
English
Spoken Language
No Language
Production Company
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release Date 1 January 1917
50 mins
Cast
Cleo Madison
Marie de Severac / Zoraida
Dick La Reno
Emile de Severac
Francis McDonald
George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Wedgwood Nowell
Marquis De Chantal
Howard Crampton
Sebastian de Maupin
William Dyer
Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc
John George
Ali Bara
Joe Martin
Haitim-Tai
