Revelation is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Alla Nazimova. The film was produced and distributed through Metro Pictures.
A print of the film has been preserved.
Plot As described in a film magazine, Joline (Nazimova), a young dancer, attracts the attentions of a young artist, Paul (Bryant), and she consents to pose for him. He receives a commission to paint a picture of the Madonna beside a sacred rose bush at a monastery. Events bring Joline to a realization of her useless life and she leaves Paul to devote the rest of her life to a good cause. The war reunites the two lovers when Paul, a soldier, is wounded and Joline is called on care for him.
Cast Charles Bryant as Paul Granville Alla Nazimova as Joline Frank Currier as The Prior Syn De Conde (Brazilian dancer and actor) as Duclos Bigelow Cooper as Count Adrian de Roche John Martin as Fra Augustine Eugene Borden as Pierre Phil Sanford as Mestaire (credited as Philip Sanford) True James as The Monastery Gatekeeper D.H. Turner as German Officer (credited as Dave Turner) Fred Radcliffe as Patin A.C. Hadley as Fochard Hazel Washburn as Madeleine Brevort
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External links
Film stills at silenthollywood.com