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The Quakeress (1913)

The Quakeress poster
Directed by
Raymond B. West
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
28 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent short film follows a Quaker woman in the early 20th century United States. It shows her interactions with other characters in a historical costume drama setting.

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What happens

The Quakeress is a 1913 silent era short costume drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum, Charles Ray, and William Desmond Taylor. Directed by Raymond B. West for the Broncho Motion Picture Company, the screenplay was written by J. G. Hawks. The film was released on August 13, and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation in two 10-minute parts (two-reels). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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