Revelation (1918 film)

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.^[1][2]

Revelation
Directed by	George D. Baker
Written by	Ethel Browning (scenario) George D. Baker (scenario)
Based on	The Rose Bush of a Thousand Years by Mabel Wagnalls
Starring	Alla Nazimova
Cinematography	Ray Smallwood Eugene Gaudio
Production company	Metro Pictures
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	February 17, 1918 (1918-02-17)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A print of the film has been preserved.^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] 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