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The Bar Sinister

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The Bar Sinister
(aka:The Golden Woman)
Film poster
Directed byEdgar Lewis
Written byAnthony Paul Kelly
Produced byEdgar Lewis Productions
StarringPreston Rollow
CinematographyEdward Earle
Music byFrederick O. Hanks
Sol Levy
Distributed byState Rights
Release date
  • April 26, 1917 (1917-04-26)
Running time
8 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Bar Sinister is a lost[1] 1917 silent film drama directed by Edgar Lewis. An independent film, it was released on a State Rights basis.[2][3]

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The film is about a white woman who is part black (or negro as it was called). The semi-derogatory term and now archaic "bar sinister" meant a person who was half-breed or half-caste particularly concerning the issue of black/and white.

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