The Christian (1914)
Hall Caine's superb love story, in eight parts. A stupendous production in five hundred scenes, featuring Earl Williams and Edith Story.
Glory Quayle, a natural-born mimic, leaves her country home, reaches London, goes on the stage, gains fame and affluence. John Storm, her country sweetheart, believing he has lost Glory forever, enters a monastery, tries to forget her, cannot kill his love, returns to the world, becomes a famous slum worker and friend of the poor.
- Date of release
- 1914-03-16
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Frederick A. Thomson
Casting
- Edith Storey — Glory Quayle
- Harry Northrup — Lord Robert Ure
- Donald Hall — Francis Horatio Drake
- Alberta Gallatin — Mrs. MacCrae - A Wealthy American Widow
- Jane Fearnley — Vera MacCrae - the Daughter
- James Lackaye — Archdeacon Wealthy
- Charles Kent — Father Lamplugh
- Earle Williams — Brother John Storm
- James Morrison — Brother Paul
- Edward Kimball — Lord Storm
- Rose Tapley
- Carlotta De Felice — Polly Love
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