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The Quest of Life (1916)

The Quest of Life poster
Directed by
Ashley Miller
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young woman struggles to find purpose and happiness in her life. The story follows her journey through love and hardship in early 20th century America.

old-fashionedsentimentalbittersweetmelancholicslow-pacednostalgicsilent-era

What happens

The Quest of Life is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Ashley Miller and written by Gabrielle Enthoven, Edmund Goulding and Ashley Miller. The film stars Florence Walton, Julian L'Estrange, Royal Byron, Daniel Burke and Russell Bassett. The film was released on September 25, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. It is currently considered a lost film. The film is notable for featuring actor Rudolph Valentino in one of his earliest screen appearances as an extra in a dance-hall scene prior to his rise to fame. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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