A Daughter of the Gods (1916)

USA, 1916
180m
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent

An American fantasy film directed by Herbert Brenon.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Herbert Brenon
Fox Film Corporation
Produced by: William Fox
Scenario: Herbert Brenon
Photography: André Barlatier, A. Culp, J. Roy Hunt, Marcel Le Picard, William Marshall, C. Richards, Edward Warren
Editor: Hettie Grey Baker
Costume Designer: Irene Lee
Art Director: John D. Braddon

Cast
Annette Kellerman (Anitia)
William Shay (Prince Omar)
Hal De Forest (the Sultan)
Marcelle Hontabat (Cleone)
Violet Horner (Zarrah)
Jane Lee (little Prince Omar)
Stuart Holmes (Moorish merchant)
Katherine Lee (Nydia)
Ricca Allen (Witch of Badness)
Milly Liston (Zarrah’s mother)
Henrietta Gilbert (Fairy of Goodness)
Walter James (Chief Eunuch)
Walter McCollough (chief of the Sultan’s guard)
Mark Price (slave dealer)
Louise Rial (his wife)
Edward Boring (Arab Sheik)
Barbara Castleton

Alternative Titles

La Fille des dieux – France
Gudarnas dotter – Sweden
Gudernes Datter – Del 1: Haremskvinden – Denmark
Gudernes Datter – Del 2: Prinsessen af Elverland – Denmark

References

Periodicals

  • The Bioscope vol.32 no.510 (20 July 1916) pp.240-241
  • The Bioscope vol.33 no.527 (16 November 1916) p.649
  • The Bioscope vol.34 no.539 (8 February 1917) pp.538-539
  • The Bioscope vol.36 no.566 (16 August 1917) pp.740-741
  • The Bioscope vol.37 no.570 (13 September 1917) p.33
  • The Bioscope vol.37 no.574 (11 October 1917) p.83
  • Picture-Play Magazine vol.4 no.2 (April 1916) pp.35-45

Books

  • American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 by John T. Soister and Henry Nicolella with Steve Joyce and Harry H. Long p.126 – credits, article
  • The British Board of Film Censors: Film Censorship in Britain, 1896-1950 by James C. Robertson p.61
  • Early American Cinema (revised edition) by Anthony Slide p.224
  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.89 – credits