A Modern Sphinx
Asa, in love with Senneth but rejected for Essene, asks her sorcerer father, Kam, to magically force Senneth to reciprocate her love. Kam refuses. When Asa tries to poison Senneth, another sorcerer, Ram, intervenes with a 3,000-year spell of loveless rebirth.
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Cast
9 people
Winifred Greenwood
Asa & Zaida Grant (dual role)
Known for
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Edward Coxen
Francis Passmore
Also in
The Trail of Cards
The Crime of the Hour
George Field
Aster
Also in
Blood and Sand
Spider Barlow's Soft Spot
Charles Newton
Ram
Also in
Colorado
Superstition
Nan Christy
Essene
Also in
The Love Liar
The Key to the Past
King Clark
Semeth
Also in
The Dancer
The Touch on the Key
Ella M. Morrison
Mrs. Grant
No other roles listed
Eugene Burr
Also in
The Mysterious Airman
The Son of Tarzan
Robert Klein
Also in
Dante's Inferno
The Lady from Longacre
Charles Bartlett Director
United States release February 15, 1916 · Produced in United States
Production
American Film Manufacturing Company
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · February 15, 1916
Theatrical
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