Thais

Dec 30, 1917

1h 10m

★ 5.0

Overview

The wanton dancer Thais, tries to entice Paphnutius from becoming a monk but fails. He later returns to reclaim her soul and follow in his footsteps. They attempt to live lives of simplicity, but the pull of worldliness is too strong.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Thais

Mary Garden

Hamilton Revelle

Crauford Kent

Lionel Adams

Alice Chapin

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The Warning

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Robert Denman, a manager at a construction company, loses everything he has to the throws of alcoholism.

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Silent romantic drama starring Patsy Ruth Miller who suffers along with her beloved after he loses his sight during WWI.

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