Tannhauser (1913 Silent Fantasy Drama film)

"Tannhauser" ("Tannhäuser" in German) is a short fantasy drama made by Thanhouser Company. Because the film title and the company that produced it look almost the same, let's clear a possible confusion.

The film is based on "Tannhäuser", an opera by the German composer Richard Wagner; Tannhäuser is the name of the main male character of this opera.

Thanhouser Company was created by Edwin Thanhouser in 1910. It produced 1030 silent films (per IMDB).

Tannhäuser (James Cruze) and Princess Elisabeth (Marguerite Snow) fall in love, but she is engaged to Wolfram (William Russell). Then Tannhäuser is enchanted by the pagan goddess Venus (Florence La Badie).

Most of the film consists of extended religious episodes.