Movielogr
Ghosts (1915)
Directed by George Nichols, John Emerson
Overview
Captain Alving, a notorious rake and financially irresponsible, seeks wealthy heiress Helen’s hand in marriage. The family doctor protests to the marriage, on the grounds of Alving’s hereditary illness, but both parties disregard all warnings; Urged on by her ambitious parents, Helen marries Alving. Later Helen discovers a liaison between her husband and a young, married woman. Soon the sins of the father are visited upon all members of the Alving clan. Based on Henrik Ibsen’s play.
Length 58 minutes
Actors
Henry B. Walthall | Mary Alden | Nigel De Brulier | Juanita Archer | Loretta Blake | Al W. Filson | Thomas Jefferson | Monte Blue | Karl Formes | Chandler House | Erich von Stroheim