War Brides (1916 film)

War Brides
Theatrical poster
Directed byHerbert Brenon
Written byHerbert Brenon (scenario)
Based onWar Brides (play)
by Marion Craig Wentworth
Produced byHerbert Brenon
StarringAlla Nazimova
Charles Bryant
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byJames MacKaye
Music byRobert Hood Bowers
Distributed bySelznick Pictures
Release date
  • November 12, 1916 (1916-11-12)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Box office$300,000[1]
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War Brides is a lost[2] 1916 American silent war drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Alla Nazimova. The film marked Nazimova's debut in motion pictures.[3][4]

The film's lost status makes it a sought-after title.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Terry Ramsaye (January 1925). "The Romantic History of the Motion Picture". Photoplay. p. 120.
  2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: War Brides
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: War Brides at silentera.com
  4. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: War Brides