The Evangelist (1916 film)

The Evangelist
Directed by	Barry O'Neil
Written by	Clay M. Greene
Based on	The Evangelist by Henry Arthur Jones
Produced by	Siegmund Lubin
Starring	Gladys Hanson Walter Law
Production company	Lubin Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	January 17, 1916 (1916-01-17)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Evangelist is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil based on the play by Henry Arthur Jones. It stars Gladys Hanson and Walter Law.

Cast

• Gladys Hanson as Christabel Nuneham
• Walter Law as Sir James Nuneham
• Ferdinand Tidmarsh as Philip Nuneham
• George Soule Spencer as Sylvanus Rebbings
• Jack Standing as Rex Allen
• George Clarke as The Bishop of Trentistown
• Peter Lang as The Rev. Joseph Cushway
• Arthur Matthews as Deacon Shergold
• Bartley McCullum as Ben Possiter
• Richard Wangermann as Hassell (credited as Richard Wangemann)
• Eleanor Dunn as Ione Nuneham
• Betty Brice as Phoebe Ransford (credited as Rosetta Brice)
• Ruth Bryan as Naomi Rebbings
• Frankie Mann
• Florence Hackett
• Charles Brandt
• William H. Turner

Production

The film was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by the General Film Company in the United States on January 17, 1916.[1]

Preservation

The film is considered a lost film by the National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) as of January 2021.[2]

References

1. The American Film Institute Catalog, Features Films 1911-1920, University of California Press, 1988 ISBN 0-520-06301-5
2. "AFI|Catalog".

External links

• The Evangelist at IMDb