Poster of Screen Tests for Faust

Screen Tests for Faust

Plot: In 1923, Ernst Lubitsch convinced Mary Pickford to let him make a film of the Faust story, a long-cherished project, but he only got as far as shooting a series of screen tests with different actors in the role of Mephistopheles.
Release Date: Saturday, December 1 1923
100 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Charles KingCharles King
Charles King was
28 in Screen Tests for Faust
Wed, Feb 20 1895 –
Tue, May 07 1957
Portrait of Lester CuneoLester Cuneo
Lester Cuneo was
>> in Screen Tests for Faust
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Francis McDonaldFrancis McDonald
Francis McDonald was
32 in Screen Tests for Faust
Fri, Aug 21 1891 –
Wed, Sep 18 1968
Portrait of Frank LeighFrank Leigh
Frank Leigh was
47 in Screen Tests for Faust
Tue, Apr 18 1876 –
Sun, May 09 1948

Crew

Portrait of Ernst LubitschErnst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch was
31 in Screen Tests for Faust
as 'Director'
Thu, Jan 28 1892 –
Sun, Nov 30 1947