A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
70 min
At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly wastrel, Sydney Carton. Carton embarks on a daring plan to save the husband of the woman he loves.
- Release date
- March 11, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William Farnum as Charles Darnay
- William Farnum as Sydney Carton
- Jewel Carmen as Lucie Manette
- Charles Clary as Marquis St.Evenmonde
- Herschel Mayall as Jacques Defarge
- Rosita Marstini as Madame Therese Defarge
- Josef Swickard as Dr. Alexandre Manette
- Ralph Lewis as Roger Cly
- William Clifford as Gabelle
- Marc B. Robbins as Jarvis Lorry
- Olive White as Miss Pross
Crew
- Frank Lloyd · Director
- Charles Dickens · Writer
- Frank Lloyd · Writer
- William C. Foster · Cinematographer
- George Schneiderman · Cinematographer