Colonel Carter of Cartersville
Brief Synopsis
A man seeks out an old friend and enters his home only to be sucked into an all-consuming malady that originates in the soul of a beautiful and treacherous woman.
Cast & Crew
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Howell Hansell
Director
Burr Mcintosh
Colonel Carter
Richard Neill
Robert Gill
Lily Cahill
Nancy
Katherine Lasalle
Laura Gill
Aaron Emerson
Old black servant
Film Details
Release Date
Jul
5,
1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Burr McIntosh Film Corp.
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Colonel Carter of Cartersville by Francis Hopkinson Smith (New York, 1891).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
Synopsis
Nancy Carter marries Robert Gill secretly, but regrets her decision when Robert breaks his promise to her and becomes drunk. The next day a remorseful Robert kills himself, leaving Nancy to raise their unborn child alone. Twenty years pass and the Civil War begins. Now the family is headed by Colonel Carter of the Southern Army. He objects to the romance of his niece Laura Gill with a young Union Army officer, Tom Kutchen; but after the end of the war, Colonel Carter relents and Tom and Laura are able to marry.
Director
Howell Hansell
Director
Cast
Burr Mcintosh
Colonel Carter
Richard Neill
Robert Gill
Lily Cahill
Nancy
Katherine Lasalle
Laura Gill
Aaron Emerson
Old black servant
Charles Emerson
Tom Kutchen
Henry West
Mr. Kutchen
Film Details
Release Date
Jul
5,
1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Burr McIntosh Film Corp.
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Colonel Carter of Cartersville by Francis Hopkinson Smith (New York, 1891).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
