A Daughter of the Gods
Cast & Crew
Herbert Brenon
Annette Kellerman
William E. Shay
Hal De Forrest
Mademoiselle Marcelle
Edward Boring
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Embittered for many years by the drowning of his little son Omar, the Sultan promises to aid the Witch of Evil in her effort to destroy a mysterious beauty named Anitia if the witch will restore the young prince to life. Nearby, the Arab Sheik plots to seize the Sultan's lands by placing his beautiful but treacherous daughter Zarrah in the palace harem. Prince Omar appears by the seashore as Anitia, abducted from the Sheik by a band of thieves, is taken to the Sultan's harem. Anitia's dancing so arouses the Sultan that Zarrah jealously locks her in a tower, but she escapes by diving into the sea. Finally captured by guards, Anitia is about to be executed when Prince Omar comes to her rescue. Next, Anitia is thrown into the sea, but she reaches safety in Gnomeland, where she learns that Zarrah has killed the Sultan and instigated a revolt against Omar. Anitia leads the gnomes to Omar's defense, but he accidentally slays her. When he rejects Zarrah's advances, she stabs him to death, whereupon his soul is reunited to the spirit of Anitia.
Director
Herbert Brenon
Cast
Annette Kellerman
William E. Shay
Hal De Forrest
Mademoiselle Marcelle
Edward Boring
Violet Horner
Jane Lee
Katherine Lee
Stuart Holmes
Ricca Allen
Henrietta Gilbert
Walter James
Milly Liston
Walter Mccullough
Mark Price
Louise Rial
Crew
Hettie Grey Baker
André Barlatier
Robert Hood Bowers
John D. Braddon
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon
A. Culp
J. Gordon Edwards
George Fitch
William Fox
J. Roy Hunt
Marcel Le Picard
Irene Lee
William Marshall
Herbert Messmore
C. Richards
J. Sullivan
Joseph Allan Turner
E. Warren
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
The movie cost about $1 million to produce, including "great sums spent to make sanitary a mosquito-cursed section of Jamaica," according to a contemporary report. The sets consumed 2,500 barrels of plaster and 500 of cement, 2 million feet of lumber, and 10 tons of paper. Director Herbert Brenon employed 20,000 people and shot 44 miles of film during 8 months of production.
Studio head William Fox was incensed at the cost and removed Brenon's name from the film. Brenon sued over this, and won.
No copy of this film is known to exist. Please check your attic.
The scene on the waterfall was the first in movie history to be done completely in the nude.
Notes
This picture was filmed in Kingston, Jamaica. It was re-issued in December 1917, August 1918, and February 1920. Henry I. MacMahon did publicity work on the film. A modern source includes Barbara Castleton in the cast.
