The Gift Supreme

The Gift Supreme is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Bernard Durning, Seena Owen, and Tully Marshall The film was written and directed by Ollie Sellers and based on the 1916 novel of the same name by George Allan England.[1] The supporting cast includes Melbourne MacDowell, Eugenie Besserer, Jack Curtis, Anna Dodge, Claire McDowell and Lon Chaney in a villainous bit role.[2][3]

The Gift Supreme
Advertisement in May 1, 1920 issue of Exhibitors Herald
Directed byOllie L. Sellers
Written byOllie L. Sellers
Based onThe Gift Supreme
by George Allan England
StarringBernard Durning
Seena Owen
Tully Marshall
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Distributing Corporation (Cinema Center Films)
Release date
  • May 9, 1920 (1920-05-09)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Synopsis

The plot involves a son, Durning, being disinherited by his father, MacDowell, for refusing to end his friendship with a beautiful young woman (Owen) from the slums of London.

Cast

Status

An incomplete print (one of six reels) of the film survives and is preserved in a private collection.[4] A clip from the film was used in the Kino produced 1995 documentary Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask.[5]

Notes

  1. (Goble 1999, p. 146)
  2. (Blake 2001, p. 102)
  3. (Blake 1997, pp. 51–52)
  4. "The Gift Supreme". silentera.com. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. (Blake 2001, p. 103)

References

  • Blake, Michael F. (2001). The Films of Lon Chaney. Madison Books. ISBN 1-568-33237-8.
  • Blake, Michael F. (1997). A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures. Vestal Press. ISBN 1-461-73076-7.
  • Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-110-95194-0.


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