Mignon is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh with production supervised by Alexander E. Beyfuss.
It is based on the 1866 opera Mignon that was from the 1795-96 novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
[1] The nobleman Lothario seduces Musette, the daughter of Giarno, the leader of the nearby Gypsy camp.
When Musette learns that Lothario is married and has a baby, Mignon, she jumps off a cliff.
Filina traps Wilhelm into proposing, but as he announces their engagement, Lothario, acting on Mignon's earlier suggestions, sets the castle on fire.