The Rendezvous (1923 film)
Appearance
The Rendezvous | |
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Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
Written by | Josephine Lovett |
Story by | Madeleine Ruthven |
Produced by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Starring | Richard Travers Lucille Ricksen Conrad Nagel |
Cinematography | David Kesson |
Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Rendezvous is a 1923 American
Syd Chaplin. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures.[1]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,Tsar Nicholas II. Varvara dies giving birth to a daughter, Vera, who is left in a friend's care by the father. 18 years later, Cossacks raid the country. Walter Stanford, an officer in the American Expeditionary Force, Siberia, rescues Vera from a Cossack raid at a shrine, but she is forced to wed a Cossack chief. After the chief is killed, Vera and Stanford are united and they marry.
Cast
- Conrad Nagel as Walter Stanford
- Lucille Ricksen as Vera
- Richard Travers as Prince Sergei
- Kathleen Key as Varvara
- Emmett Corrigan as Vassily
- Elmo Lincoln as Godunoff
- Syd Chaplinas Winkie (credited as Sydney Chaplin)
- Kate Lester as Mrs. Stanford
- Cecil Holland as Nichi
- Lucien Littlefield as Commissar
- Max Davidson as Commissar
- Eugenie Besserer as Nini
- R. O. Pennell as Czar
Production
The film was shot in San Francisco and Los Angeles using real-life U.S. Army soldiers as extras.[3]
Preservation status
This is a surviving silent film preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[4]
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Rendezvous
- ^ Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Rendezvous". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 22. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "The Rendezvous". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Rendezvous
External links
- The Rendezvous at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- The Rendezvous at the TCM Movie Database
- The Rendezvous at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Faded poster (archived)
- Lobby card (archived)
- Stills at www.sydchaplin.com (bottom 2 rows)