The Bar Sinister
1917 American film
- April 26, 1917 (1917-04-26)
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The Bar Sinister is a lost[1] 1917 silent film drama directed by Edgar Lewis. An independent film, it was released on a State Rights basis.[2][3]
Story
The film is about a white woman who is part black (or negro as it was called). The semi-derogatory term and now archaic "bar sinister" meant a person who was half-breed or half-caste particularly concerning the issue of black/and white.
Cast
- Preston Rollow - Col. George Stilliter
- Mary Doyle - Annabel
- William Anderson - Sam Davis
- Florence St. Leonard - Lindy
- Hedda Nova - Belle Davis
- Mitchell Lewis - Ben Swift
- Frank Reilly - Big Tom
- George Dangerfield - Luke Waller
- Ray Chamberlin - Nick Benson
- Victor Sutherland - Page Warren
- Jules Cowles - Buck
- William J. Gross -
- William A. Williams -
- Mack V. Wright -
References
External links
- The Bar Sinister at IMDb.com
- synopsis at AllMovie
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Films directed by Edgar Lewis
- The Thief (1914)
- The Plunderer (1915)
- The Great Divide (1915)
- Samson (1915)
- The Bondman (1916)
- Souls in Bondage (1916)
- The Light at Dusk (1916)
- The Flames of Johannis (1916)
- The Bar Sinister (1917)
- The Barrier (1917)
- Calibre 38 (1919)
- Other Men's Shoes (1920)
- Lahoma (1920)
- The Sage Hen (1921)
- Strength of the Pines (1922)
- You Are Guilty (1923)
- The Right of the Strongest (1924)
- Red Love 1925)
- One Glorious Scrap (1927)
- Put 'Em Up (1928)
- The Fearless Rider (1928)
- Stormy Waters (1928)
- Life's Crossroads (1928)
- The Gun Runner (1928)
- The Arizona Cyclone (1928)
- Love at First Sight (1929)
- Unmasked (1929)
- Ladies in Love (1930)
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