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When Lovers Part

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When Lovers Part
Jack J. Clark and Gene Gauntier
Directed bySidney Olcott
Produced bySidney Olcott
StarringGene Gauntier
Jack J. Clark
JP McGowan
Robert Vignola
CinematographyGeorge K. Hollister
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • December 23, 1910 (1910-12-23)
Running time
985 ft
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

When Lovers Part is an American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Robert Vignola and JP McGowan in the leading roles.

A copy is kept in the Desmet collection at Eye Film Institute (Amsterdam).

Plot

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In the Antebellum South, Nell is banned from seeing her lover by her father. They decide to elope, but their plans are thwarted by the father. When the American Civil War begins both Nell's father and former lover enlist the Confederate Army. Nell's father returns and her lover is traumatized and matured by the war, and at her father's funeral Nell finally accepts his hand in marriage.[1]

Cast

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Production notes

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The film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida.

References

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  1. ^ "When Lovers Part". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
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