Sacrifice (1917 film)

Sacrifice
Directed byFrank Reicher
Screenplay byCharles Kenyon
Beatrice deMille
Leighton Osmun
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringMargaret Illington
Jack Holt
Noah Beery, Sr.
Winter Hall
CinematographyDent Gilbert
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1917 (1917-05-03)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent; English titles

Sacrifice is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Charles Kenyon, Beatrice DeMille and Leighton Osmun. The film stars Margaret Illington, Jack Holt, Noah Beery, Sr. and Winter Hall. The film was released on May 3, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

Cast

Censorship

Before Sacrifice could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of several scenes of women smoking and men drinking, and of several men arguing over Vesta.[4]

Preservation status

Only reel 5 of a five reel film survives in the Library of Congress.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Sacrifice (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Sacrifice". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Sacrificeat silentera.com
  4. ^ A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 7.
  5. ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Sacrifice". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  6. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection in The Library of Congress p.157 c.1978


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