The Wanderer (1925 film)

The Wanderer is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Greta Nissen, Wallace Beery, and Tyrone Power Sr. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The Wanderer
Film poster
Directed byRaoul Walsh
Written byJames T. O'Donohoe
Based onThe Wanderer (play)
by Maurice Samuel and Wilhelm August Schmidtbonn
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringGreta Nissen
Wallace Beery
Tyrone Power Sr.
CinematographyVictor Milner
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • June 1925 (1925-06) (Germany)
  • August 19, 1925 (1925-08-19) (USA)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The Wanderer 1925 advertisement

Plot

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As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] the shepherd Jether longed for the city and, after getting his inheritance from his father, joined the caravan in which was the woman he loved, Tisha, priestess of the pagan goddess Ishtar. He wasted his wealth on fine clothes, jewels for Tisha, and gambling. Though warned of the destruction of the city that was imminent, he continued to live in riot. However, he would not deny God, and, when his money failed, Tisha threw him off. A great feast to Tisha was held in the city and, while it was in progress, the city was destroyed. Jether escaped and became a swineherd for a rich man and subsisted on the husks of the corn he fed his charges. At length, he reached the home of his father and was accepted back into the family.

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Preservation

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An incomplete print of the film survives.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Wanderer Retrieved November 5, 2014
  2. ^ The Wanderer at silentera.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014
  3. ^ "New Pictures: The Wanderer", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 57, September 19, 1925, retrieved September 16, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Wanderer Retrieved November 5, 2014
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