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The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1913Short⏱️ 17m
ShortDramaFantasy
5.1
IMDB Rating
71 votes

This story is somewhat in the nature of a poetical fantasy, and may be construed as the spectator pleases. It is the story of a wanderer who prefers to seek, through his flute, the spirit of truth, that he may give it out into the...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Henry B. Walthall, Charles Hill Mailes, Christy Cabanne
Release Date
May 3, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
as The Wanderer
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes
as The Father
Christy Cabanne
Christy Cabanne
as The Brother
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
as The Old Woman
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
as The Male Lover
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
as The Female Lover
Kate Toncray
Kate Toncray
as The Other Mother
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Frank Opperman
as The Other Father
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
as The Other Parents' Daughter, as an Adult
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John T. Dillon
as The Crafty Merchant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
San Fernando, California, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

desert

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Decent But Missing Something
by Michael_Elliott2011-01-22

"Wanderer, The (1913) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Director Griffith often didn't like using title cards and sometimes this caused his films to be rather hard to follow. I believe this film is based on the poem of the same name as a man (Henry B. Walthall) sees his only love die so he heads off into the world where he finds nothing but loneliness and more heartache as people around him pay him no attention. This changes when he meets a woman who offers him food when he's starving and he eventually gets a chance to pay her back. This short from the director's final days before turning to ..."

📖 Synopsis

This story is somewhat in the nature of a poetical fantasy, and may be construed as the spectator pleases. It is the story of a wanderer who prefers to seek, through his flute, the spirit of truth, that he may give it out into the...