The Picture of Dorian Gray (1915 film)

For the Russian adaptation made the same year, see The Picture of Dorian Grey (1915 film).

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1915 American silent film based on Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was first published in its full length in July 1891.^[1][2] Produced by Thanhouser Company in New York, this screen adaptation stars Harris Gordon in the title role with principal supporting characters performed by Helen Fulton, W. Ray Johnston, and Ernest Howard.

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Scene with actors (from left) W. Ray Johnston, Harris Gordon, and Ernest Howard
Directed by	Eugene Moore
Based on	The Picture of Dorian Gray 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde
Starring	Harris Gordon Helen Fulton Ernest Howard W. Ray Johnston
Production company	Thanhouser Film Corporation
Distributed by	Mutual Film Company
Release date	July 20, 1915 (1915-07-20)
Running time	2 reels, 35mm 2000 feet (30 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

A print of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress, and a substantial portion of the "two-reeler" can be viewed in digital form on the online streaming service YouTube.^[3]

Plot summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1915)

Cast

• Harris Gordon as Dorian Gray
• Helen Fulton as Evelyn
• Howard Hickman as Basil Hayward
• W. Ray Johnston as Lord Henry Wotton
• Morgan Jones
• Claude Cooper
• Arthur Bauer
• N. S. Woods (N. Z. Wood)

See also

• Adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray