Samson (1915)
- Directed by
- Edgar Lewis
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man rises to power through wealth and influence in high society, but his past threatens to destroy everything he has built. The story shows his struggles with personal ambition and the consequences of his choices.
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What happens
Samson is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring William Farnum, Maude Gilbert and Edgar L. Davenport. It is an adaptation of Henri Bernstein's play Samson. Farnum later appeared in a second adaptation Shackles of Gold, although the setting was switched from France to America. A print of Samson exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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