Romola (1925)

1925 · Silent film · 106 min · dir. Henry King

• Drama
• History

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Synopsis

In Renaissance Florence, Tito, a no-good young man pretending to be a scholar, wins the admiration of a blind man who has long looked for someone to finish his scholarly work. He has a beautiful daughter named Romola. Tito flirts with a peasant girl in the streets, and for fun goes through a mock marriage with her -- but she takes it seriously. Romola doesn't really love him, but marries him because her father wishes it. When the Medici are forced out, Tito joins the new government and rises to…

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Details

Director

Henry King

Writer

Will M. Ritchey

Composer

Louis F. Gottschalk

Cinematography

Roy F. Overbaugh

Studio

Inspiration Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Released

1924-12-06

Running time

106 minutes

Cast & crew

• Henry King Director
• Lillian Gish
• Dorothy Gish
• William Powell
• Ronald Colman
• Charles Lane
• HHerbert Grimwood
• BBonaventura Ibáñez
• Frank Puglia

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