Soul-Fire

Soul-Fire
Film poster
Directed by John S. Robertson
Produced by Inspiration Pictures (aka Richard Barthelmess)
Written by Martin Brown (play; Great Music)
Josephine Lovett (scenario)
Starring Richard Barthelmess
Bessie Love
Cinematography Roy Overbaugh
Edited by William Hamilton
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1925 (1925-05-03)
Running time
 9 reels at 8,262 feet
Country United States
Language Silent film (English intertitles)

Soul-Fire is a 1925 silent drama starring Richard Barthelmess and Bessie Love; directed by John S. Robertson; and is based on the Broadway production Great Music (1924) by Martin Brown.[1]

The film was funded by Barthelmess through his Inspiration Pictures and released by First National Pictures. Two cast members from the play appear in the film: Helen Ware and Harriet Sterling (also known on Broadway as Harriet Steeling).[2][3]

Cast

  • Richard Barthelmess as Eric Fane
  • Bessie Love as Teita
  • Percy Ames as Critic
  • Charles Esdale as Critic
  • Effie Shannon as Mrs. Howard Fane, Eric's mother
  • Lee Baker as Howard Fane, Eric's father
  • Carlotta Monterey as Princess Rhea
  • Gus Weinberg as The Old Musician
  • Ann Brody as Princess Rhea's maid
  • Helen Ware as San Francisco Sal
  • Walter Long as Herbert Jones Sailor
  • Rita Rossi as The Prima Donna
  • Edward LaRoche as The Orchestra Leader
  • Harriet Sterling (billed as Harriet Steeling) as Ruau
  • Richard Harlan as NuKu
  • Ellalee Ruby as Dancer in a Music Hall
  • Arthur Metcalfe as Dr. Travers, of Leper Island
  • George Pauncefort as Simpson, an Attorney
  • Aline Berry as Fleurette, the Mannequin

References

  1. ↑ Soul-Fire produced on Broadway as Great Music (1924) at the Earl Carroll Theatre, October 4, 1924 – November 1924, 44 performances; IBDb.com
  2. ↑ Soul-Fire at silentera.com
  3. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Soul-Fire


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