Sweet Alyssum (1915)
The story of a girl whose mother loved luxury more than honor and the havoc it wrought.
The boss of iron worker Roanoke Brooks (Power), is having an affair with his wife (Kathlyn Williams). Eventually she commits suicide and her lover dies in an accident. Roanoke lavishes all his love and attention on his daughter (Edith Johnson). As a young woman she goes to the West where she meets the son of the man who broke up her father's marriage.
- Date of release
- 1915-11-15
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Colin Campbell
Casting
- Tyrone Power Sr. — Roanoke Brooks
- Kathlyn Williams — Daisy Brooks
- Edith Johnson — Sweet Alyssum
- Wheeler Oakman — Wynne Garlan
- Harry Lonsdale — Thurlow
- Frank Clark — Robert Garlan
- Baby Jean Fraser — Sweet Alyssum as a Child (as Baby Frazer)
Interesting facts
Sweet Alyssum is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tyrone Power Sr., Kathlyn Williams, and Edith Johnson. A print of Sweet Alyssum exists.
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