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{{short description|1916 film by Colin Campbell}}
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| name =The Garden of Allah
| name = The Garden of Allah
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| caption = Poster for the film
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| director = [[Colin Campbell (director)|Colin Campbell]]
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| producer = [[William Nicholas Selig]]
| director = [[Colin Campbell (director)|Colin Campbell]]
| writer = [[Gilson Willets]]
| producer =[[William Nicholas Selig ]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Garden of Allah (novel)|The Garden of Allah]]'' |[[Robert Smythe Hichens|Robert Hichens]]}}
| writer = [[Robert Hichens]] (novel) <br> [[Gilson Willets ]]
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| starring = [[Helen Ware]] <br> [[Tom Santschi]] <br> [[Eugenie Besserer ]]
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| studio = [[Selig Polyscope Company ]]
| studio = [[Selig Polyscope Company]]
| distributor = [[V-L-S-E]]
| distributor = [[V-L-S-E]]
| released = December 25, 1916
| released = {{Film date|1916|12|25}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent <br> English intertitles
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[[File:The Garden of Allah 1917 newspaper.jpg|thumb|Scene from the film.]]
'''''The Garden of Allah''''' is a 1916 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Colin Campbell (director)|Colin Campbell]] and starring [[Helen Ware]], [[Tom Santschi]] and [[Eugenie Besserer ]].<ref>Bernstein & Studlar p.100</ref> [[Location shooting]] took place in the [[Mojave Desert]].
'''''The Garden of Allah''''' is a 1916 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Colin Campbell (director)|Colin Campbell]] and starring [[Helen Ware]], [[Tom Santschi]] and [[Eugenie Besserer]].<ref>Bernstein & Studlar p.100</ref> It is based on the 1904 [[The Garden of Allah (novel)|novel of the same title]] by [[Robert Smythe Hichens]], adapted a number of times including a 1937 [[The Garden of Allah (1936 film)|sound film]] starring [[Marlene Dietrich]]. [[Location shooting]] took place in the [[Mojave Desert]].

==Preservation==
A print of the film survives in the [[George Eastman Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Garden of Allah |url=http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1123/default.html |publisher=Library of Congress |website=American Silent Feature Film Survival Database |accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Helen Ware]] as Domini Enfilden
* [[Helen Ware]] as Domini Enfilden
* [[Tom Santschi ]] as Boris Androvsky
* [[Tom Santschi]] as Boris Androvsky
* [[Will Machin]] as Capt. De Trevignac
* [[Will Machin]] as Capt. De Trevignac
* [[Matt Snyder]] as Count Anteoni
* [[Matt Snyder]] as Count Anteoni (*aka [[Matt B. Snyder]])
* [[Harry Lonsdale (actor)|Harry Lonsdale]] as Father Roubier
* [[Harry Lonsdale (actor)|Harry Lonsdale]] as Father Roubier
* [[Eugenie Besserer]] as Lady Rens
* [[Eugenie Besserer]] as Lady Rens
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* [[Cecil Holland]] as Hadj
* [[Cecil Holland]] as Hadj
* [[Frank Clark (actor)|Frank Clark]] as Father Beret
* [[Frank Clark (actor)|Frank Clark]] as Father Beret
* [[Billy Jacobs]] as Child
* [[Little Billy films|Billy Jacobs]] as Child
* [[Pietro Sosso]] as Batouch
* [[Pietro Sosso]] as Batouch
* [[Camille Astor]] as Suzanna
* [[Camille Astor]] as Suzanna


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Matthew Bernstein & Gaylyn Studlar. ''Visions of the East: Orientalism in Film''. Rutgers University Press, 1997.
* Matthew Bernstein & [[Gaylyn Studlar]]. ''Visions of the East: Orientalism in Film''. Rutgers University Press, 1997.


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 30 October 2024

The Garden of Allah
Poster for the film
Directed byColin Campbell
Written byGilson Willets
Based onThe Garden of Allah
by Robert Hichens
Produced byWilliam Nicholas Selig
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byV-L-S-E
Release date
  • December 25, 1916 (1916-12-25)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
Scene from the film.

The Garden of Allah is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Helen Ware, Tom Santschi and Eugenie Besserer.[1] It is based on the 1904 novel of the same title by Robert Smythe Hichens, adapted a number of times including a 1937 sound film starring Marlene Dietrich. Location shooting took place in the Mojave Desert.

Preservation

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A print of the film survives in the George Eastman Museum.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bernstein & Studlar p.100
  2. ^ "The Garden of Allah". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Library of Congress. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Matthew Bernstein & Gaylyn Studlar. Visions of the East: Orientalism in Film. Rutgers University Press, 1997.
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