Drums of Love

"Based on the Historical Incident of Francesca da Rimini"

1928 1h 40m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Princess Emmanuella agrees to wed the Duke of a neighboring kingdom in order to keep peace between their two countries. However, when the Duke's handsome brother arrives to escort her to her new husband, she finds herself attracted to him, and even moreso when she discovers that her future husband, whom she has never met, is ugly, brutish, and deformed.

“Based on the Historical Incident of Francesca da Rimini”

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Cast

Mary Philbin
Princess Emanuella
Lionel Barrymore
Duke Cathos de Alvia
Don Alvarado
Count Leonardo de Alvia
Tully Marshall
Bopi
Eugenie Besserer
Duchess de Alvia
Charles Hill Mailes
Duke de Granada
Rosemary Cooper
The Maid
Joyce Coad
The Little Sister

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: Gerrit J. Lloyd
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Mary Philbin and Lionel Barrymore and Don Alvarado carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on the Historical Incident of Francesca da Rimini".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

D.W. Griffith directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

198 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Mary Philbin and Lionel Barrymore and Don Alvarado carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Based on the Historical Incident of Francesca da Rimini".
5IMDB entry: tt0018854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.