Ghosts

May 31, 1915

0h 58m

★ 4.5

A wonderful Mutual masterpiece in five acts

Overview

Helen Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helen plans to take the opportunity to tell Oswald the truth about his father. But ghosts of the past erupt during an eventful evening, bringing the facade of civilised family life crashing down.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mutual Film Corporation

Majestic Motion Picture Company

Ghosts Trailers

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Cast

Captain Alving / Oswald

Henry B. Walthall

Helen Alving

Mary Alden

Pastor Manders

Nigel De Brulier

Johanna

Juanita Archer

Regina

Loretta Blake

The Family Doctor

Al W. Filson

Johanna's Unseeing Husband

Thomas Jefferson

Bohemian

Monte Blue

Henrik Ibsen

Karl Formes

Oswald as a boy

Chandler House

School Clerk

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