For the Soul of Rafael
Cast & Crew
Harry Garson
Clara Kimball Young
Bertram Grassby
Eugenie Besserer
Juan De La Cruz
J. Frank Glendon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In old California, Marta Estavan is preparing to leave the convent where she has been reared when her guardian Dona Luisa Artega promises Marta in marriage to her son Rafael in hopes that marriage will tame her wild offspring. One night, Marta rescues Keith Bryton from his Indian captors and soon falls in love with him. Dona Luisa, desperate to break up their budding romance, tricks Bryton into believing that Marta has entered a convent and then lies to Marta that Bryton is dead. Bereft, Marta marries Rafael and pledges to Dona Luisa on her deathbed that she will reform him. Bryton returns, but Marta remains true to her vow. When in the course of eloping with another woman, Rafael is shot and killed by the bandit El Capitan, Marta is free to marry the man she loves.
Director
Harry Garson
Cast
Clara Kimball Young
Bertram Grassby
Eugenie Besserer
Juan De La Cruz
J. Frank Glendon
Ruth King
Helene Sullivan
Paula Merritt
Maude Emery
Edward M. Kimball
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
According to a news item, an advisory board of historians and technical experts was secured for consultation concerning the life and customs of early Californians, and many scenes were shot in the California locations mentioned in the novel, including many missions. Also, according to a news item, 200 Indians from the Soboba, Pima and Cocopah reservations near Los Angeles appeared in the film. The film had its premiere in Los Angeles on April 21, 1920, and was given a trade showing in New York on May 26, 1920.
