The Christian

The Christian (1923) is a silent film drama, released by Goldwyn Pictures, directed by Maurice Tourneur, his first production for Goldwyn, and starring Richard Dix and Mae Busch.[2][3] The film is based on the novel The Christian by Hall Caine, published in 1897, the first British novel to reach the record of one million copies sold.[4] The novel was adapted for the stage, opening on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theatre October 10, 1898.[5] This was the fourth film of the story; the first, The Christian (1911) was made in Australia.