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The Siren's Reign

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The Siren's Reign
Directed byRobert G. Vignola
StarringAlice Hollister
Harry F. Millarde
Anna Q. Nilsson
Robert Walker
Henry Hallam
Distributed byKalem Company
Release date
  • 2 April 1915 (1915-04-02)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film

The Siren's Reign is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Alice Hollister, Harry F. Millarde, Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Walker and Henry Hallam. An upright young man marries a siren, a drunken, unfaithful woman, who mothers his child, and then ruins him financially and morally.[1]

Plot

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Story of a man who disregards the quiet affection of a fine girl to marry a frivolous actress with whom he is infatuated. Several years later, after the woman has wrecked his life, the husband gives up in despair and shoots himself. Not until then does he realize the other woman's affection towards him. When he does he places his little daughter in her care.[2]

Themes

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The characters played respectively by Alice Hollister and Anna Nelson are "contrasting roles (that) make for an interesting commentary on the changing role of women in the early 20th century."[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The Siren's Reign, retrieved 2020-02-25
  2. ^ Motion Picture News 1915
  3. ^ "January 1916". Brooksie At The Movies. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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The Siren's Reign at IMDb