Revelation (1918 film) explained

Director:	George D. Baker
Studio:	Metro Pictures
Starring:	Alla Nazimova
Cinematography:	Ray Smallwood Eugene Gaudio
Distributor:	Metro Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Revelation is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Alla Nazimova. The film was produced and distributed through Metro Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

A print of the film has been preserved.^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Joline (Nazimova), a young dancer, attracts the attentions of a young artist, Paul (Bryant), and she consents to pose for him. He receives a commission to paint a picture of the Madonna beside a sacred rose bush at a monastery. Events bring Joline to a realization of her useless life and she leaves Paul to devote the rest of her life to a good cause. The war reunites the two lovers when Paul, a soldier, is wounded and Joline is called on care for him.

Cast

• Charles Bryant as Paul Granville
• Alla Nazimova as Joline
• Frank Currier as The Prior
• Syn De Conde as Duclos
• Bigelow Cooper as Count Adrian de Roche
• John Martin as Fra Augustine
• Eugene Borden as Pierre
• Phil Sanford as Mestaire (credited as Philip Sanford)
• True James as The Monastery Gatekeeper
• D.H. Turner as German Officer (credited as Dave Turner)
• Fred Radcliffe as Patin
• A.C. Hadley as Fochard
• Hazel Washburn as Madeleine Brevort

External links

• • • Film stills at silenthollywood.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abrreviated View of Movie Page. Afi.com. 27 October 2017.
2. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List. Silentera.com. 27 October 2017.
3. Web site: Revelation. 27 October 2017. Lcweb2.loc.gov. 27 October 2017.
4. Reviews: Revelation . Exhibitors Herald . 6 . 19 . 26 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . May 4, 1918 .