Romola (1924)
In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, including Nello the barber and a young girl named Tessa. He is also introduced to a blind scholar named Bardo de' Bardi, and his daughter Romola. As Tito becomes settled in Florence, assisting Bardo with classical studies, he falls in love with Romola.
- Released
- 1924-12-06
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henry King
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Romola
- Dorothy Gish as Tessa
- William Powell as Tito Melema
- Ronald Colman as Carlo Bucellini
- Charles Lane as Baldassar Calvo
- Herbert Grimwood as Savonarola
- Bonaventura Ibáñez as Bardo Bardi
- Frank Puglia as Adolfo Spini
- Amelia Summerville as Brigida
- Tina Ceccaci Renaldi as Monna Ghita
- Eduilio Mucci as Nello
- Angela Scatigna as Bratti
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