Beauty in Chains is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Elsie Jane Wilson based on the novel Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós.[1] The film stars Ella Hall and Emory Johnson. The photoplay was released on March 11, 1918, by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company.[2][3]

Beauty in Chains
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Directed byElsie Jane Wilson
Written byElliott J. Clawson
Based onDoña Perfecta
by Benito Pérez Galdós
Produced byUniversal
StarringElla Hall
Emory Johnson
CinematographyAlfred Gosden
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • March 11, 1918 (1918-March-11)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

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Actor Role
Ella Hall Rosarita
Emory Johnson Pepe Rey Don Jose
Ruby Lafayette Doña Perfecta
Winter Hall Don Cayetano
Gretchen Lederer Juana Toya
Harry Holden Licurgo
Maxfield Stanley Jacinto
George A. McDaniel Caballuco
William Hakeem Lt. Pinzon

Preservation

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With no copies of Beauty in Chains listed in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Beauty in Chains at silentera.com
  2. ^ "Beauty in Chains". catalog.afi.com.
  3. ^ "Beauty in Chains". www.tcm.com.
  4. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Beauty in Chains
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  • Beauty in Chains at IMDb
  • ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Synopsis at AllMovie