The Moment Before

The Moment Before
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Directed byRobert G. Vignola
Written byHugh Ford (scenario)
Based on
The Moment of Death
by Israel Zangwill
CinematographyEdward Gheller
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 27, 1916 (1916-04-27)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Moment Before is a 1916 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick. Based on the play The Moment of Death by Israel Zangwill, it was produced by Famous Players Film Company and directed by Robert G. Vignola. The film opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on April 30, 1916.

Cast

Preservation

An incomplete, unpreserved 35mm nitrate print of The Moment Before is held by the Cineteca Nazionale in Rome. The print lacks the film's opening sequence, which establishes a flashback.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Moment Before". silentera.com. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Moment Before". afi.com. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  3. 1 2 de Groat, Greta (September 16, 2005), The Pauline Frederick Website: The Moment Before, stanford.edu, retrieved April 28, 2026