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The City of Tears (1918)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Elsie Jane Wilson

Synopsis

Chorus girl Rosa Carillo (Carmel Myers) finds herself in dire straits when the troupe she works with is disbanded and her last fifty dollars is stolen. Artist Billy Leeds (Earl Rodney) offers to take care of her, but she's leery of his proposition. Instead she finds work with an Italian grocer, Tony Bonchi (Edwin August). One of the other ex-members of the troupe has Tony arrested on a trumped up charge. Rosa returns to Billy and offers herself to him if only he'll get Tony out of jail.

Actors

Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers
Rosa Carillo
Edwin August
Edwin August
Tony Bonchi
Earle Rodney
Earle Rodney
Billy Leeds (as Earl Rodney)
Leatrice Joy
Leatrice Joy
Maria
Lottie Kruse
Lottie Kruse
Katrina

Crews

Elsie Jane Wilson
Elsie Jane Wilson
Director
Olga Printzlau
Olga Printzlau
Writer
Alfred Gosden
Alfred Gosden
Cinematography

Posters and backgrounds

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