Black Orchids

Rex Ingram
1917-01-01

The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman
1
50 min

Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women in 1922. Black Orchids is considered to be a lost film.

Cast

Name Character Team
Cleo Madison Marie de Severac / Zoraida Unowned
Dick La Reno Emile de Severac Unowned
Francis McDonald George Renoir / Ivan De Maupin Unowned
Wedgwood Nowell Marquis De Chantal Unowned
Howard Crampton Sebastian de Maupin Unowned
William Dyer Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc Unowned
John George Ali Bara Unowned
Jean Hersholt Unowned
Joe Martin Haitim-Tai Unowned