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The Immigrant
The Immigrant
	Scene from the film
Directed by	George Melford
Written by	Marion Fairfax (scenario)
Produced by	Jesse Lasky
Starring	Valeska Suratt
Production; company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Famous Players–Lasky; Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 20, 1915;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

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The Immigrant is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Valeska Suratt, an actress who specialized in playing vamp roles and who was one of Theda Bara's film rivals.^[1]^[2] The film is now considered lost.^[3]

This was Valeska Suratt's only film away from the Fox Film Studios.

Cast

Valeska Suratt - Masha
Thomas Meighan - David Harding
Theodore Roberts - J.J. Walton
Jane Wolf - Olga (*aka Jane Wolfe)
Hal Clements - John
Ernest Joy - Walton's Partner
Sydney Deane - Walton's secretary
Mrs. Lewis McCord - the stewardess
Bob Fleming - ship's officer
Raymond Hatton - Munsing, Harding's secretary
Gertrude Kellar - Walton's housekeeper

References

^ The Immigrant at silentera.com
^ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36. Vol. 40 (2 ed.). December Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-913204-36-6.
^ International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House; Pratt, George C. (1982). Faces and Fabrics/Feathers and Furs. George Eastman House. p. 3. ISBN 0-935398-05-8.

External links

The Immigrant at IMDb

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[1] The Immigrant at silentera.com

[2] Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36. Vol. 40 (2 ed.). December Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-913204-36-6.

[3] International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House; Pratt, George C. (1982). Faces and Fabrics/Feathers and Furs. George Eastman House. p. 3. ISBN 0-935398-05-8.

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-'''''The Immigrant''''' was a 1915 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[George Melford]] and starring [[Valeska Suratt]], an actress who specialized in playing [[Femme fatale|vamp]] roles and who was one of [[Theda Bara]]'s film rivals.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/Immigrant1915.html ''The Immigrant'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Connelly|first=Robert B. |title=The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36|edition=2|volume=40|year=1998|publisher=December Press|isbn=0-913204-36-6|page=116}}</ref> The film is now considered [[Lost film|lost]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House|last2=Pratt|first2=George C. |title=Faces and Fabrics/Feathers and Furs|year=1982|publisher=George Eastman House|isbn=0-935398-05-8|page=3}}</ref>
+'''''The Immigrant''''' is a 1915 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[George Melford]] and starring [[Valeska Suratt]], an actress who specialized in playing [[Femme fatale|vamp]] roles and who was one of [[Theda Bara]]'s film rivals.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/Immigrant1915.html ''The Immigrant'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Connelly|first=Robert B. |title=The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36|edition=2|volume=40|year=1998|publisher=December Press|isbn=0-913204-36-6|page=116}}</ref> The film is now considered [[Lost film|lost]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House|last2=Pratt|first2=George C. |title=Faces and Fabrics/Feathers and Furs|year=1982|publisher=George Eastman House|isbn=0-935398-05-8|page=3}}</ref>
 This was Valeska Suratt's only film away from the Fox Film Studios.
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 *[[Theodore Roberts]] - J.J. Walton
 *Jane Wolf - Olga (*aka [[Jane Wolfe]])
-*Hal Clements - John
+*[[Hal Clements]] - John
 *Ernest Joy - Walton's Partner
 *[[Sydney Deane]] - Walton's secretary
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 *Bob Fleming - ship's officer
 *[[Raymond Hatton]] - Munsing, Harding's secretary
-*Gertrude Kellar - Walton's housekeeper
+*[[Gertrude Kellar]] - Walton's housekeeper
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|0005535|The Immigrant}}
-* {{amg movie|id=96323|title=The Immigrant}}
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 [[Category:American silent feature films]]
 [[Category:American black-and-white films]]
 [[Category:Famous Players-Lasky films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by George Melford]]
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 [[Category:Paramount Pictures films]]
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