Damon and Pythias (1914 film)

Damon and Pythias
Directed by	Otis Turner
Written by	Ruth Ann Baldwin Allan Dwan
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	William Worthington Herbert Rawlinson Cleo Madison
Cinematography
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 23, 1914
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Damon and Pythias is a 1914 American silent epic film directed by Otis Turner and starring William Worthington, Herbert Rawlinson and Cleo Madison.^[1] It is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse. It was an ambitious production by Universal Pictures, made at a time when feature films were rapidly replacing short films as the leading format in cinema. For much of the opening reel the cast are introduced, appearing in their modern dress rather than historical costumes.^[2]

Cast[]

• William Worthington as Damon
• Herbert Rawlinson as Pythias
• Cleo Madison as Hermione
• Ann Little as Calanthe
• Frank Lloyd as Dionysius
• Helen Wright as Arria
• as Son of Damon
• Harry Davenport as Phillistus
• Duke Worne as Luculus
• Democles
• Bruce Mitchell as Perocles
• Lon Chaney as Wild Man

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Bowser, Eileen. The Transformation of Cinema, 1907-1915. University of California Press, 1994.
• McCaffrey, Donald W. & Jacobs, Christopher P. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.

External links[]

• Damon and Pythias at IMDb

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