Evangeline
1929, NR, 87 min.
Directed by Edwin Carewe, Starring Dolores del Rio, Roland Drew, Alec B. Francis, Donald Reed.
The silent film is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1847 poem about the loss of love and home. It’s directed by the man who invited del Rio to Hollywood. See p, XX of this week’s Screens section for more on series.
This article appears in December 21 • 2007.
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