PILLARS OF SOCIETY – Henry B. Walthall – d: Raoul Walsh
Pillars of Society (1916)
Direction: Raoul Walsh
Screenplay: From a novel by Henrik Ibsen
Cast: Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden, Juanita Archer, George Beranger, Josephine Crowell, Olga Grey
Pillars of Society is a film about hypocrisy, having its basis on a story by Ibsen. The Birth of a Nation hero Henry B. Walthall (right) plays the son of a Norwegian shipping company; in his youth, he goes to Paris to study and has an affair with a married Bohemian actress. However, his brother-in-law is falsely accused of having said affair with the actress; he protects Walthall by accepting the blame and leaving for America.
Years later, the brother-in-law returns and demands that Walthall clear his name. Fearing that if the [...]
by James Bazen | October 29, 2009
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Tags: Cinesation 2009, Classic Movies, Henrik Ibsen, Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden, Pillars of Society, Raoul Walsh, Silent Films
