The Restless Spirit
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The Restless Spirit is a 1913 American silent short drama film written and directed by Allan Dwan, featuring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lon Chaney (in a dual role),[1] and Pauline Bush. The film is based on Thomas Gray's 1751 poem, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, and tells the story of a man who wishes to be a conqueror. A series of illusions follows which show him the futility of conquest when he cannot even conquer his own community.
The Restless Spirit | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | Allan Dwan |
Based on | Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray |
Starring | J. Warren Kerrigan Pauline Bush |
Cinematography | Walter Pritchard |
Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 3 reels[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film makes use of numerous dissolves which were technically difficult to execute, and reportedly sent the cameraman to the hospital due to stress. The film may have been the last unbilled appearance by Lon Chaney, and was released on October 27, 1913 by Universal Film Manufacturing Company under the Victor label. The film is presumed lost.