Underplayed Gems

The Song of Songs (1918)

The Song of Songs poster
Directed by
Joseph Kaufman
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
1.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman experiences love and heartbreak in a story that spans years. This silent film is based on a novel and a stage play.

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What happens

The Song of Songs is a 1918 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and based on a 1914 stage play version by Edward Sheldon of the 1908 novel by Hermann Sudermann, The Song of Songs. This picture was directed by Joseph Kaufman and stars Elsie Ferguson. This was Kaufman's last film before his death on February 1, 1918, very early on during the 1918 flu pandemic. This film is now considered a lost film. The story was remade as Lily of the Dust (1924) with Pola Negri and Ben Lyon. Marlene Dietrich starred in the first sound version The Song of Songs (1933). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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