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The Star of Bethlehem is a 1912 American silent produced by Edwin Thanhouser and Charles J. Hite, and featuring Florence La Badie, James Cruze, and William Russell. The film is a retelling of Biblical events preceding the Nativity of Jesus. Directed by Lawrence Marston, the entire film is staged as brief tableaux. With much of the original lost, the existing footage can be difficult to interpret as a coherent whole.
Original Release
12/24/1912
US Release
12/24/1912
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Florence La Badie | Mary |
| James Cruze | Micah / Joseph |
| William Russell | Herod / King Herod |
| Harry Benham | Angel Gabriel |
| Justus D. Barnes | Gaspar, a Magi / Mage Gaspar |
| Charles Horan | Melchior, a Magi / Mage Melchior |
| Riley Chamberlin | Balthasar, a Magi / Mage Balthasar |
| N.Z. Wood | Scribe / Scribe #2 |
| Lawrence Merton | Scribe / Pharisee Rabbi |
| David Thompson | Pharisee, rabbi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Florence La Badie | Mary |
| James Cruze | Micah / Joseph |
| William Russell | Herod / King Herod |
| Harry Benham | Angel Gabriel |
| Justus D. Barnes | Gaspar, a Magi / Mage Gaspar |
| Charles Horan | Melchior, a Magi / Mage Melchior |
| Riley Chamberlin | Balthasar, a Magi / Mage Balthasar |
| N.Z. Wood | Scribe / Scribe #2 |
| Lawrence Merton | Scribe / Pharisee Rabbi |
| David Thompson | Pharisee, rabbi |
| Lew Woods | Pharisee, scribe |
| Joseph Graybill | Roman messenger |
| Carl M. Leviness | Shepherd / Shepherd #1 |
| Frank Grimmer | Shepherd / Shepherd #2 |
| Ethyle Cooke | |
| Harry Woods | Pharisee Scribe |
| Harry Marks | Scribe / Scribe #1 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edwin Thanhouser | Producer |
