| Witchcraft | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Reicher |
| Screenplay by | Margaret Turnbull |
| Story by | Robert Ralston Reed |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Fannie Ward Jack Dean Paul Weigel Lillian Leighton |
| Cinematography | Dent Gilbert |
| Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Witchcraft is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Paul Weigel and Lillian Leighton. The film was released on October 16, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Suzette and her mother are two Huguenots living in a New England colony whose elders persecute any so-called deviant behavior, labeling it as witchcraft. When Suzette's mother falls ill, Suzette seeks the help of Nokomis, an Indian woman who has been accused of witchcraft. Suzette meets and falls in love with Richard Wayne. But Makepeace Struble, Wayne's protégé, wants Suzette for him and sends Wayne to work for the governor, so as to give him free rein with the young woman. Accusing his mother of witchcraft, Struble blackmails the girl into marrying him. The man becomes more and more violent and when his mother dies, Nokomis gives Suzette a talisman, telling her that an Indian revolt is brewing. She warns Wayne and Struble, struck by a stroke of apoplexy, accuses her of having cast a spell on him. Although Suzette saved the city from Indian attack, she is still sentenced to hang. She will only be able to save herself through the last-minute intervention of Wayne and the governor and, eventually, she will be able to marry the man she loves.
Cast
- Fannie Ward as Suzette
- Jack Dean as Richard Wayne
- Paul Weigel as Makepeace Struble
- Lillian Leighton as Nokomis
References
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Witchcraft
- "Witchcraft". AFI. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Witchcraft (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
- Witchcraft at IMDb
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- 1916 films
- 1916 drama films
- 1916 horror films
- 1916 lost films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Films about witchcraft
- Films directed by Frank Reicher
- Lost American drama films
- Lost horror films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Silent American drama films
- Silent horror films
- English-language horror films
- 1910s drama film stubs