The Penitentes Explained

The Penitentes
Director:	Jack Conway
Producer:	D. W. Griffith
Based On:	novel, The Penitentes by R. Ellis Wales
Starring:	Orrin Johnson Seena Owen
Music:	Joseph Carl Breil
Distributor:	Triangle Film Corporation
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent. English intertitles

The Penitentes is a lost^[1] 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Orrin Johnson - Manuel
• Seena Owen - Dolores
• Paul Gilmore - Colonel Juan Banca
• Irene Hunt - Senorita Carmelia
• Josephine Crowell - Carmelia's Mother
• F. A. Turner - Father Rossi
• Charles Clary - Father David
• Allan Sears - The Chief Brother (*A. D. Sears)
• Dark Cloud - Indian Chief

External links

• The Penitentes @ IMDb.com

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8236/default.html The Library of Congress American silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Penitentes
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Penitentes1915.html The Penitentes at silentera.com
3. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1833 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Penitentes