Ashes of Embers (1916)

Directed by

Joseph Kaufman, Edward José

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman plays twin sisters in a drama about their separate lives. One sister takes on the other's identity after a death.

melodramaticslowstageddatedseriousrestrainedsilent-eraromantic

What happens

Ashes of Embers is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Kaufman and Edward José. It was produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Pauline Frederick is the star of the picture playing a dual role of twin sisters. The film opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, playing with the Charlie Chaplin short The Pawnshop. Ashes of Embers was also the debut film for the short-lived Theater St. Francis, across the street from the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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