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Ghosts is a 1915 silent film drama based on the famous play Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. It was directed by George Nichols and John Emerson. D. W. Griffith produced the film and Erich von Stroheim served in several capacities as technical advisor, wardrobe assistant and costume designer. George Siegmann was an assistant director. The film had an alternate or working title The Wreck.
The play Gengangere was first performed in America in 1894.
A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. And copies are also held at George Eastman Museum and UCLA Film & Television Archive
Original Release
05/31/1915
US Release
05/31/1915
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karl Formes | Henrik Ibsen |
| Henry B. Walthall | Captain Arling / Oswald / Captain Alving |
| Mary Alden | Helen Arling - the Wealthy Heiress / Helen Alving |
| Loretta Blake | Regina |
| Al W. Filson | The Family Doctor |
| Thomas Jefferson | Johanna's Unseeing Husband |
| Juanita Archer | Johanna |
| Nigel De Brulier | Pastor Manders - Alvina's Sweetheart / Pastor Manders |
| Monte Blue | Bohemian in Paris / Bohemian |
| John Emerson | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Directors
Writers
John Emerson, Henrik Ibsen, Russell E. Smith
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karl Formes | Henrik Ibsen |
| Henry B. Walthall | Captain Arling / Oswald / Captain Alving |
| Mary Alden | Helen Arling - the Wealthy Heiress / Helen Alving |
| Loretta Blake | Regina |
| Al W. Filson | The Family Doctor |
| Thomas Jefferson | Johanna's Unseeing Husband |
| Juanita Archer | Johanna |
| Nigel De Brulier | Pastor Manders - Alvina's Sweetheart / Pastor Manders |
| Monte Blue | Bohemian in Paris / Bohemian |
| John Emerson | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Chandler House | Oswald as a Boy |
| Erich von Stroheim | The School Clerk / School Clerk |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| D.W. Griffith | Producer |
