Père Goriot (1915 film) explained

Père Goriot is a 1915 silent film based on the 1835 novel of the same name by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac.^[1] Directed by Travers Vale, the film starred Edward Cecil in the title role.^[2] It was made by the Biograph Company, and consisted of three reels.^[3]

Cast

• Edward Cecil as Goriot^[4]
• Kate Toncray as Mme. Goriot^[4]
• Jack Mulhall as Eugene^[4]
• Vivian Prescott as Anastasie Goriot^[4]
• Helen Hart as Delphine Goriot^[4]
• Marie Newton as Victorine^[4]
• Mrs. A.C. Marston as Madame Blanc^[4]
• Hector V. Sarno (as Hector Sarno) as The Count^[4]
• Herbert Barrington as The Baron^[4]

Bibliography

• Book: Blood on the Stage, 1800 to 1900: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem. Amnon Kabatchnik. 2017. 9781538106181. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
• Book: Père Goriot. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 2011. 9783110951943. Bowker-Saur. Alan Goble.
• Book: Père Goriot. The Braff Silent Short Film Working Papers: Over 25,000 Films, 1903-1929, Alphabetized and Indexed. 2002. McFarland & Company. Richard E. Braff. 9780786410316.

Notes and References

1. Goble, p. 906
2. Kabatchnik, p. 210
3. A Strange Crime: Balzac's Extraordinary Story of 'The Country Parson' as a Three-Reel Biograph. April 28, 1915. The Moving Picture World. 1501.
4. Braff, p. 385