Wormwood
Cast & Crew
Marshall Farnum
John Sainpolis
Ethel Kaufman
Charles Arthur
Edgar Davenport
Stephen Grattan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
By order of his family, Gaston Beauvais becomes engaged to Pauline DeChamilles, who loves Silvion Guidel, Gaston's best friend. Shortly before their wedding, Pauline confesses her feelings about Silvion, and although he is hurt, Gaston assures her that he will marry her anyway. The news drives him to indulge in absinthe, however, and as the couple stands at the altar, he denounces his bride in a drug-induced stupor. Spurned by both her fiancé and her father, Pauline takes to the streets of Paris, while Gaston falls deeper into his absinthe addiction. Upon meeting Silvion on a bridge some months later, a deluded Gaston beats up his rival and then hurls his body into the Seine. After bragging about his fatal deed to her, Gaston drives Pauline to drown herself in the river, and then insane with grief, he finally succumbs to the absinthe and dies.
Director
Marshall Farnum
Cast
John Sainpolis
Ethel Kaufman
Charles Arthur
Edgar Davenport
Stephen Grattan
Philip Hahn
Lillian Dilworth
Frank De Vernon
Bertha Brundage
Caroline Harris
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Numerous double exposure shots were used to create the effect of drug-induced hallucinations. One pre-release article lists Sally McCombe in the role of Pauline. Exteriors for the film were shot in New Orleans, interiors at the Pathé Studios. Actress Bertha Brundage was also known as Mrs. Mathilde Brundage.
