The Crystal Gazer

The Crystal Gazer
The Crystal Gazer
	Contemporary newspaper advertisement
Directed by	George Melford
Screenplay by	Eve Unsell; Edna G. Riley; Marion Fairfax
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Fannie Ward; Jack Dean; Winifred Greenwood; Harrison Ford; Raymond Hatton; Edythe Chapman
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (French
Production; company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 30, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Crystal Gazer is a lost^[1] 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford, and written by Eve Unsell, Edna G. Riley, and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Winifred Greenwood, Harrison Ford, Raymond Hatton and Edythe Chapman. The film was released on July 30, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot

When Rose Jorgensen, who lives in a squalid tenement house, hears that her husband is to be electrocuted, she commits suicide, leaving two young daughters, Rose and Norma. Rose is adopted by Judge and Mrs. Keith and brought up in luxury, while Norma is adopted by a neighbor and raised in squalor. Once grown, Norma is noticed by a hypnotist named Calistro who employs her to be his subject. Calistro becomes a society fad and while at an engagement, he notices the resemblance between Norma and Rose and learns of their past. Calistro confronts Rose with her past, and fearing blackmail, Rose breaks her engagement to wealthy Dick Alden and flees to Bermuda. In her absence, Dick is enthralled by Norma's resemblance to his lost love and offers to marry her, but when Rose returns, Norma learns that Dick still loves her sister. Later, when the building in which Rose is sleeping catches fire, Norma heroically saves her sister and forfeits her life so that Rose may live.
— AFI

Cast

Fannie Ward as Rose Jorgensen / Rose Keith / Norma Dugan
Jack Dean as The Great Glen Carter
Winifred Greenwood as Belle
Harrison Ford as Dick Alden
Raymond Hatton as Phil Mannering
Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Mannering
Jane Wolfe as Mrs. Dugan

References

^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Crystal Gazer
^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Crystal-Gazer - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ "The Crystal Gazer". AFI. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

External links

The Crystal Gazer at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie
The Crystal Gazer at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Crystal Gazer

[2] Janiss Garza (2015). "Crystal-Gazer - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[3] "The Crystal Gazer". AFI. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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