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Gloria's Romance was a 1916 silent film serial starring Billie Burke. Serial films, also called chapter plays, were shorter films that were typically run before the main feature film, each of which was part of a longer story, and ended in a cliffhanger, thus encouraging the audience to return every week.
The film was Burke's second outing as a film actress, and one of the very rare occasions in which a Broadway performer of her magnitude starred in a chapter play. In its original form, this serial comprised 20 chapters and was 40 reels long, which was several chapters longer than most of the time.
Gloria's Romance marked the debut of actor Richard Barthelmess. It was written by Rupert Hughes and his wife and produced by George Kleine. Walter Edwin and Colin Campbell served as principal directors. It is a lost film.
Original Release
05/22/1916
US Release
05/22/1916
Cast
Name | Character |
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Billie Burke | Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke) / Gloria Stafford |
Henry Kolker | Dr. Stephen Royce |
David Powell | Richard Freneau - A Broker |
William Roselle | David Stafford - Gloria's Brother |
Frank Belcher | Frank Mulry - Frenau's Partner |
William T. Carleton | Pierpoint Stafford |
Jule Power | Lois Freeman - Judge Freeman's Daughter |
Henry Weaver | Judge Freeman |
Frank McGlynn Sr. | Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn) / Gideon Trask |
Helen Hart | Nell Trask |
Directors
Writers
Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Rupert Hughes
Cast
Name | Character |
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Billie Burke | Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke) / Gloria Stafford |
Henry Kolker | Dr. Stephen Royce |
David Powell | Richard Freneau - A Broker |
William Roselle | David Stafford - Gloria's Brother |
Frank Belcher | Frank Mulry - Frenau's Partner |
William T. Carleton | Pierpoint Stafford |
Jule Power | Lois Freeman - Judge Freeman's Daughter |
Henry Weaver | Judge Freeman |
Frank McGlynn Sr. | Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn) / Gideon Trask |
Helen Hart | Nell Trask |
Maxfield Moree | Secondary Role |
Maurice Steuart | Stass Casimir |
Rapley Holmes | Chooey McFadden |
Adelaide Hastings | Gloria's Governess |
Ralph Bunker | |
Henry Hallam | |
Lillian Beck | |
Patterson Dial | (as Elizabeth Patterson Dial) |
Virginia Clark | Bit Part |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Kleine | Producer |