Romola (1924)

Cast

Cast overview:
	Lillian Gish	...	Romola
	Dorothy Gish	...	Tessa
	William Powell	...	Tito Melema (as William H. Powell)
	Ronald Colman	...	Carlo Bucellini
	Charles Lane	...	Baldassar Calvo
	Herbert Grimwood	...	Savonarola
	Bonaventura Ibáñez	...	Bardo Bardi
	Frank Puglia	...	Adolfo Spini
	Amelia Summerville	...	Brigida
	Tina Ceccaci Renaldi	...	Monna Ghita
	Eduilio Mucci	...	Nello
	Angela Scatigna	...	Bratti
	Ugo Uccellini	...	Bishop of Nemours
	Alfredo Martinelli	...	Captain of the Barque
	Attilo Deodati	...	Tomaso

Storyline

In Renaissance Florence, Tito, a no-good young man pretending to be a scholar, wins the admiration of a blind man who has long looked for someone to finish his scholarly work. He has a beautiful daughter named Romola. Tito flirts with a peasant girl in the streets, and for fun goes through a mock marriage with her -- but she takes it seriously. Romola doesn't really love him, but marries him because her father wishes it. When the Medici are forced out, Tito joins the new government and rises to be chief magistrate. His evil actions earn him the hatred of Romola and of the people, and he is killed by his stepfather. Romola ends up with sculptor Carlo, who has always loved her. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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