Leah Kleschna (film) explained

Leah Kleschna
Director:	J. Searle Dawley
Producer:	Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman
Starring:	Carlotta Nillson
Cinematography:	H. Lyman Broening
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	4 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Leah Kleschna is a lost^[1] 1913 American silent film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Carlotta Nillson, a Swedish stage actress. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor under the banner of his newly formed Famous Players Film Company. The film is based on a 1904 play Leah Kleschna by C. M. S. McLellan that starred Mrs. Fiske on Broadway.^{[2] [3]}

This film was remade in 1924 by Paramount as The Moral Sinner.

Cast

• Carlotta Nillson as Leah Kleschna
• House Peters as Paul Sylvain
• Hal Clarendon as Kleschna
• Alexander Gaden as Schram
• Frank H. Crane as Raoul Berton
• Vincent Sternroyd as General Berton
• Madlaine Traverse as Claire Berton
• Anabel Dennison as Charlotte
• Elenore Flowers as Sophie

See also

• List of Paramount Pictures films

External links

• • • 1913 FP Herald Ad
• another Famous Players herald ad

Notes and References

1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6825/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Leah Kleschna
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16303 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Leah Kleschna
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LeahKleschna1913.html Progressive Silent Film List: Leah Kleschna