Whom the Gods Destroy (1916 film)

Whom the Gods Destroy
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Directed by	J. Stuart Blackton Herbert Brenon William P.S. Earle
Written by	J. Stuart Blackton Cyrus Townsend Brady
Starring	Alice Joyce Harry T. Morey Marc McDermott
Cinematography	Clark R. Nickerson
Edited by	Paul F. Maschke
Production company	Vitagraph Company of America
Distributed by	V-L-S-E
Release date	December 18, 1916 (1916-12-18)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Whom the Gods Destroy is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Herbert Brenon and starring Alice Joyce, Harry T. Morey, and Marc McDermott.^[1] A tale set during the 1916 Irish Easter Rebellion against British rule.

Cast

• Alice Joyce as Mary 'Mar' O'Neil
• Harry T. Morey as Leslie St. George Leigh
• Marc McDermott as Sir Denis Esmond
• Logan Paul as O'Neil
• Charles Kent as Father McCarthy
• Thomas R. Mills as The King of England
• Mary Maurice as Lady Esmond
• Bernard Siegel as Carl

References

1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 160

Bibliography

• Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2

External links

• Whom the Gods Destroy at IMDb