The Conscience of Hassan Bey

December 20, 1913

10 minutes

D.W. Griffith

Drama

Overview

From the dungeon where the lean beasts prowled, Hassan Bey summoned from her young lover's arms the old rug maker's daughter. Still she was obdurate. In his madness, he had poisoned his other love with the deadly sting of a serpent. His fury spent, he fell from bey to man, and sought to atone according to his light.

Movie Details

Release Date

December 20, 1913

Runtime

10 minutes

Director

D.W. Griffith

Production Companies

Biograph Company

Cast

William Welsh

Hassan Bey

Alfred Paget

The Rugmaker

Lillian Gish

The Rugmaker's Daughter

Robert Harron

The Rugmaker's Daughter's Sweetheart

William A. Carroll

Timur - the Bey's Slave

Frances Nelson

The Bey's Favorite