Witchcraft (1916 film)

Witchcraft is a lost[1] 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.[2][3]

Witchcraft
Directed byFrank Reicher
Screenplay byMargaret Turnbull
Story byRobert Ralston Reed
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringFannie Ward
Jack Dean
Paul Weigel
Lillian Leighton
CinematographyDent Gilbert
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 16, 1916 (1916-10-16)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

References
  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Witchcraft
  2. "Witchcraft". AFI. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Witchcraft (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 December 2014.


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