Two Shall Be Born
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| Two Shall Be Born | |
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| Directed by | Whitman Bennett |
| Story by | Marie Conway Oemler |
| Starring | Jane Novak Kenneth Harlan Sigrid Holmquist |
| Cinematography | Edward Paul |
Production company | Twin Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Two Shall Be Born is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Kenneth Harlan, and Sigrid Holmquist.[1] It was written by Marie Conway Oemler who was inspired by the short story "Two Shall Be Born" by Susan Marr Spalding.[2]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]A Polish countess on a mission to promote world peace, arrives in New York where she receives assistance from a traffic policeman who helps her thwart attempts to foil her mission.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Jane Novak as Countess Mayra Zuleska
- Kenneth Harlan as Brian Kelly
- Sigrid Holmquist as Janet Van Wyck
- Frank Sheridan as Dominick Kelly
- Herman Lieb as Baron von Rittenheim
- Fuller Mellish as Count Florian
- Joseph Burke as Wenceslaus
- Blanche Craig as Aunt Honora Kelly
- Joseffa De Bok as Franciska
- Catharine Evans as Widow Callaghan
- Walter James as Hund
Preservation
[edit | edit source]With no prints of Two Shall Be Born located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Van Heuckelom p. 41
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Two Shall Be Born at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Two Shall Be Born
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Kris Van Heuckelom. Polish Migrants in European Film 1918–2017. Springer, 2019.
External links
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