The Crystal Gazer

The Crystal Gazer
Contemporary newspaper advertisement
Directed by	George Melford
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay by	Eve Unsell Edna G. Riley Marion Fairfax
Starring	Fannie Ward Jack Dean Winifred Greenwood Harrison Ford Raymond Hatton Edythe Chapman
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	July 30, 1917 (1917-07-30)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Crystal Gazer is a lost^[1] 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Eve Unsell, Edna G. Riley and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Winifred Greenwood, Harrison Ford, Raymond Hatton and Edythe Chapman. The film was released on July 30, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot

When Rose Jorgensen, who lives in a squalid tenement house, hears that her husband is to be electrocuted, she commits suicide, leaving two young daughters, Rose and Norma. Rose is adopted by Judge and Mrs. Keith and brought up in luxury, while Norma is adopted by a neighbor and raised in squalor. Once grown, Norma is noticed by a hypnotist named Calistro who employs her to be his subject. Calistro becomes a society fad and while at an engagement, he notices the resemblance between Norma and Rose and learns of their past. Calistro confronts Rose with her past, and fearing blackmail, Rose breaks her engagement to wealthy Dick Alden and flees to Bermuda. In her absence, Dick is enthralled by Norma's resemblance to his lost love and offers to marry her, but when Rose returns, Norma learns that Dick still loves her sister. Later, when the building in which Rose is sleeping catches fire, Norma heroically saves her sister and forfeits her life so that Rose may live.
— AFI

Cast

Fannie Ward as Rose Jorgensen / Rose Keith / Norma Dugan
Jack Dean as The Great Glen Carter
Winifred Greenwood as Belle
Harrison Ford as Dick Alden
Raymond Hatton as Phil Mannering
Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Mannering
Jane Wolfe as Mrs. Dugan

References

↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Crystal Gazer
↑ "Crystal-Gazer - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
↑ "The Crystal Gazer". AFI. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

External links

The Crystal Gazer at the Internet Movie Database
synopsis at AllMovie
The Crystal Gazer at the TCM Movie Database

Films directed by George Melford

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A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
The Governor's Lady (1915)
The Woman (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Fighting Hope (1915)
The Puppet Crown (1915)
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
Out of the Darkness (1915)
The Explorer (1915)
Armstrong's Wife (1915)
The Unknown (1915)
The Immigrant (1915)
Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
To Have and to Hold (1916)
The Race (1916)
A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
The Years of the Locust (1916)
The Yellow Pawn (1916)
The Evil Eye (1917)
The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
A School for Husbands (1917)
The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Her Strange Wedding (1917)
The Crystal Gazer (1917)
On the Level (1917)
The Sunset Trail (1917)
The Call of the East (1917)
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
Wild Youth (1918)
The Bravest Way (1918)
Sandy (1918)
The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)
The Source (1918)
Such a Little Pirate (1918)
Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919)
Told in the Hills (1919)
Everywoman (1919)
The Sea Wolf (1920)
The Round-Up (1920)
Behold My Wife! (1920)
The Jucklins (1921)
The Faith Healer (1921)
A Wise Fool (1921)
The Great Impersonation (1921)
The Sheik (1921)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922)
Burning Sands (1922)
Ebb Tide (1922)
Java Head (1923)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Salomy Jane (1923)
The Light That Failed (1923)
Flaming Barriers (1924)
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
Tiger Love (1924)
The Top of the World (1925)
Friendly Enemies (1925)
The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
Going Crooked (1926)
The Viking (1931)
Dracula (1931)
The Homicide Squad (1931)
The Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
The Penal Code (1932)
The Dude Bandit (1933)
Murder in the Library (1933)
East of Java (1935)
Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

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