Madonnas and Men (1920)
Jans Pictures Inc annouce the completion of a gigantic and epoch-making dramatic masterpiece!
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In the Roman Coliseum, at the beginning of the Christian era, the Emperor Turnerius, accompanied by his favorite, Nerissa, watches the bestial games in the arena. His son Gordian is asked by Grimaldo the magician to save the life of a Christian girl about to be thrown to the lions. He refuses, whereupon Grimaldo prophesies the fate of the Empire by telling the prince a story of the future: Two thousand years hence, in New York, a parallel situation takes place in which a young man is led to put a stop to the base plans of his father. The prince is so deeply affected by the injustice of the story that he plunges into the arena to save the girl, causing the emperor to die in a fit of rage, thus precipitating the coronation of his son as the new emperor.
- Release date
- June 1, 1920
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Anders Randolf as Turnerius
- Anders Randolf as Marshall Turner
- Edmund Lowe as Gordion
- Edmund Lowe as Gordon Turner
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Grimaldo
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as John Grimm
- Raye Dean as Laurentia
- Raye Dean as Laura Grimm
- Evan Burroughs Fontaine as Nerissa
- Evan Burroughs Fontaine as Ninon
- Blanche Davenport as Mrs. Grimm
- Faire Binney as Patsy
Crew
- B.A. Rolfe · Director
- Carey Wilson · Writer
- Edmund Goulding · Writer
- Violet Clark · Writer
- Arthur A. Cadwell · Cinematographer
- J.J. Kiley · Editor