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Ghosts (1915)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Russell E. Smith
In Theaters:5/31/1915
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:Mutual Film Corporation, Majestic Motion Picture Company
Cast
George Nichols, John Emerson
Director
Henry B. Walthall
Captain Alving / Oswald
Mary Alden
Helen Alving
Nigel De Brulier
Pastor Manders
Juanita Archer
Johanna
Loretta Blake
Regina
Al W. Filson
The Family Doctor
Thomas Jefferson
Johanna's Unseeing Husband
Monte Blue
Bohemian
Karl Formes
Henrik Ibsen
Chandler House
Oswald as a boy
Erich von Stroheim
School Clerk
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