The Bar Sinister Explained
The Bar Sinister
(aka:The Golden Woman) |
| Director: | Edgar Lewis |
| Producer: | Edgar Lewis Productions |
| Starring: | Preston Rollow |
| Music: | Frederick O. Hanks
Sol Levy |
| Cinematography: | Edward Earle |
| Distributor: | State Rights |
| Runtime: | 8 reels |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | Silent..English titles |
The Bar Sinister is a lost[1] 1917 silent film drama directed by Edgar Lewis. An independent film, it was released on a State Rights basis.[2] [3]
Story
The film is about a white woman who is part black (or negro as it was called). The semi-derogatory term and now archaic "bar sinister" meant a person who was half-breed or half-caste particularly concerning the issue of black/and white.
Cast
- Preston Rollow - Col. George Stilliter
- Mary Doyle - Annabel
- William Anderson - Sam Davis
- Florence St. Leonard - Lindy
- Hedda Nova - Belle Davis
- Mitchell Lewis - Ben Swift
- Frank Reilly - Big Tom
- George Dangerfield - Luke Waller
- Ray Chamberlin - Nick Benson
- Victor Sutherland - Page Warren
- Jules Cowles - Buck
- William J. Gross -
- William A. Williams -
- Mack V. Wright -
External links
Notes and References
- http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3589/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Bar Sinister
- http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BarSinister1917.html The Bar Sinister at silentera.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150928081233/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1916 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Bar Sinister
