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The Bar Sinister
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Wikipedia article
'The Bar Sinister' is a lost[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3589/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'The Bar Sinister'] 1917 silent film drama directed by Edgar Lewis. An independent film, it was released on a State Rights basis.[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BarSinister1917.html 'The Bar Sinister' at silentera.com][https://web.archive.org/web/20150928081233/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1916 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:'The Bar Sinister'](Wayback)
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
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