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The Bells is a american film of genre Drama directed by Ernest C. Warde released in USA on 15 september 1918 with Lois Wilson

The Bells (1918)

The Bells
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Released in USA 15 september 1918
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime

The Bells is a lost 1918 American silent drama film released by Pathé Exchange and based on the play, The Bells, by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian. The play had been a favorite vehicle for actor Henry Irving.

This silent version stars Frank Keenan and Lois Wilson. The story was remade in 1926 as The Bells with Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff.

Synopsis

As reported in a film publication, Mathias, the struggling innkeeper in an Alsatian hamlet, murders a wealthy Jew who comes to spend a night at the inn in order to pay off debts and a mortgage.

Actors

Lois Wilson

(Annette)Edward Coxen

(Christian)Carl Stockdale

(Gari)Joseph J. Dowling

(Lisparre)
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