Her Sacrifice is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Wilfred Lucas and starring Gaston Glass, Bryant Washburn and Gladys Brockwell.[1] It is based on an 1871 play by the Mexican writer Manuel Acuña.

Her Sacrifice
Directed byWilfred Lucas
Written byManuel Acuña (play)
Edwin J. Sullivan
Produced byFrank M. Sanford
StarringGaston Glass
Bryant Washburn
Gladys Brockwell
CinematographyHarry M. Fowler
Enrique Juan Vallejo
Production
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Sanford Productions
Distributed bySanford Productions
Release date
  • September 27, 1926 (1926-09-27)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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After discovering that he has won a scholarship to study painting in Paris, a young man an proposes to his girlfriend. She is reluctant because of a secret in her past, but her persuades her to accompany him to France where she models to augment his funds. He wins a large prize for his work and the couple look set to return home in triumph. However, when the man who once seduced her appears and threatens her happiness she attempts suicide. The story climaxes in a duel between the two men.

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References

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  1. ^ Munden p.343

Bibliography

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  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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