Ghosts

Story

Synopsis

Helen Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helen plans to take the opportunity to tell Oswald the truth about his father. But ghosts of the past erupt during an eventful evening, bringing the facade of civilised family life crashing down.

Directors

George Nichols, John Emerson

Writers

Russell E. Smith, Henrik Ibsen

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

31 May 1915

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Henry B. Walthall

  Captain Alving / Oswald

• 

  Mary Alden

  Helen Alving

• 

  Nigel De Brulier

  Pastor Manders

• Juanita Archer

  Johanna

• 

  Loretta Blake

  Regina

• 

  Al W. Filson

  The Family Doctor

• 

  Thomas Jefferson

  Johanna's Unseeing Husband

• 

  Monte Blue

  Bohemian

• Karl Formes

  Henrik Ibsen

• Chandler House

  Oswald as a boy

• 

  Erich von Stroheim

  School Clerk