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Black Orchids
“The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman”
1.0 / 10• 1917• 50m•NR• English
HorrorDrama
Storyline
Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women in 1922. Black Orchids is considered to be a lost film.
Cast & Crew
Cleo Madison
Marie de Severac / Zoraida
LeadDL
Dick La Reno
Emile de Severac
Francis McDonald
George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin
Wedgwood Nowell
Marquis De Chantal
Howard Crampton
Sebastian de Maupin
William Dyer
Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc
John George
Ali Bara
Jean Hersholt
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What People Are Saying
1.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rex Ingram's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black Orchids is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
