Faust 1909

Faust (1909) is a Fantasy and Drama film from the United States in the lookmovie catalog, running 15m. Directed by J. Searle Dawley, it features William Sorelle and Laura Sawyer. Viewers rate it 7/10 from 1 vote. Faust, an aged philosopher and magician who has grown weary of life and has sought in vain for the secret of eternal youth, decides, after a night's long vigil, to call forth from the realms of darkness the evil one to aid him. Mephistopheles appears and offers him his services in return for Faust's soul. The aged philosopher refuses to accept until the devil shows him a vision of Marguerite in all her maiden simplicity and beauty. Faust agrees to accept the compact providing Mephistopheles will give him youth, wealth and love.