The Dumb Girl of Portici

Drama, History, Romance | 1916 | NR. 1hr 52min
CAST: Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian, Wadsworth Harris DIRECTOR: Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber CLASSIC FILM SERIES | SILENT FILM

Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.

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Once upon a Hollywood time, one of filmdom’s biggest directors was Lois Weber. Woodrow Wilson was president, and women couldn’t have voted for him even if they had wanted to, but inside the movie industry, women thrived, and Weber thrived above all others.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times

The Dumb Girl of Portici is silent filmmaking at its most impressive.

Diane Carson, KDHX (St. Louis)