The Ordeal of Rosetta (1918)
Twin sisters Rosetta and Lola Gelardi live happily with their aging father, Professor Gelardi, until their Sicilian village is destroyed by an earthquake. Unable to find Lola, the professor and Rosetta move to New York, where she obtains employment as a stenographer to author Aubrey Hapgood. Rosetta captivates Aubrey and his friends, but Mildred Sanders, who had hoped to win Aubrey for herself, tries to ruin Rosetta's reputation. On a drive with Aubrey, Rosetta relates her life story, whereupon Aubrey, claiming he loves her, takes her to an inn. Although he promises to marry her, she later reads of his engagement to Mildred. Rosetta shoots herself, after which Lola appears to avenge her death by causing the ruin of Aubrey's sister. Aubrey fires on Lola, but Rosetta awakens in his car and realizes that it was all a dream. While the chauffeur repairs the car, she and Aubrey walk into town to find a preacher.
Director: Émile Chautard
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Alice Brady as Rosetta / Lola Gelardi |
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Crauford Kent as Aubrey Hapgood |
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Ormi Hawley as Ruth Hapgood |
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Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Hapgood |
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Edmund Burns as Dick |
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Henry Leone as Professor Gelardi |
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Hazel Washburn as Mildred Sanders |
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George Henry as Theatrical Agent |
| Directing | Émile Chautard | Director |
| Writing | Edmund Goulding | Story |
| Writing | Paul West | Writer |
| Crew | Jacques Bizeul | Cinematography |
