Bobbie of the Ballet (1916)
50m
Running Time
June 12, 1916Release Date
Plot.
Wealthy Jack Stimson (Jay Belasco) falls in love with Broadway diva Velma Vrooman (Gretchen Lederer), and for her sake bankrolls the musical production in which she is currently starred. But when Velma proves to be fickle and unreliable, Jack shifts his affections to humble chorus girl Bobbie (Louise Lovely).
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Cast & Crew.
Louise Lovely
Bobbie Brent
Lon Chaney
Hook Hoover
Jay Belasco
Jack Stimson
Jean Hathaway
Mrs. Stimson
Gretchen Lederer
Velma Vrooman
Gilmore Hammond
Henry Fox
Lule Warrenton
Mrs. Hoover
Joseph De Grasse
Director
Grant Carpenter
Story
Louise Emmons
Tenement Dweller
George Kull
Cinematography
John George
Tenement Dweller
Ida May Park
Writer
Media.
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This Movie Is About.
impersonator
orphan
lost film
ballerina
Wiki.
Bobbie of the Ballet is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Louise Lovely, Gretchen Lederer and Jay Belasco. It was written by Ida May Park, based on a story by Grant Carpenter.
Actress Louise Emmons later co-starred in several other Chaney films, including The Blackbird, The Unknown and West of Zanzibar. John George later appeared in five other Chaney films, including The Road to Mandalay and The Unknown. A still from this lost film can be seen online.