The Velvet Hand (1918)
On a beach in southern Italy, Gianna Russelli practices her dancing with her devoted brother Russino, looking forward to the day when she will begin formal dance studies. One day the beautiful Countess Michetti comes to the village and engages in a flirtation with Russino, but when her former lover, Prince Viscomte, arrives with his closest friend, Count Paul Trovelli, the countess resumes her affair with the prince.
Director: Douglas Gerrard
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Fritzi Brunette as Gianna Russelli |
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William Conklin as Count Paul Trovelli |
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Gino Corrado as Russino Russelli (as Eugene Corey) |
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F.A. Turner as Russo Russelli (as Fred Turner) |
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Wedgwood Nowell as Prince Visconte (as Wedgewood Nowell) |
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Carmen Phillips as Countess Michhetti |
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Nicholas Dunaew as Secretary |
| Directing | Douglas Gerrard | Director |
| Camera | Victor Milner | Director of Photography |
| Writing | F. McGrew Willis | Writer |
| Writing | Edith Barnard Delano | Story |