THE WHITE HEATHER, 1919

USA | DCP, Color | 70’
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Cast: Holmes Herbert, Ben Alexander, Ralph Graves
Music: Stephen Horne

Lord Angus Cameron’s secret marriage to Marion Hume, the housekeeper of his castle, becomes an obstacle to his new life. The only proof of this marriage lies in a document aboard a sunken yacht called “The White Heather.” When Marion’s efforts fail, Cameron and Alec McClintock, who is in love with her, dive to retrieve the document. This descent turns into a deadly underwater confrontation. Reflecting the tension between melodrama and visual spectacle, the film is particularly notable for its underwater scenes, which reveal the technical and narrative explorations of early cinema.
Restoration: : Eye Filmmuseum, The San Francisco Film Preserve, The San Francisco Silent Film Festival

*For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.