SILENT FILMS 1916-1920: AN INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE (1916)

CREDITS

Released: July 23, 1916

Production Company:Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company

Featured Cast: Rita Jolivet,  Marc B. Robbins, Elliott Dexter, Grace Carlyle, Olive White, Courtenay Foote, Page Peters, Herbert Standing, Adelaide Woods, Jean Woodbury

Director: Frank Lloyd

Cinematographer: James Van Trees

Writer: George Broadhurst (play)

Presenter: Oliver Morosco

STORY

Florence Brent is the daughter of Bennington Brent, who runs a successful laundry business. Florence’s childhood friend, John Oglesby, is a Congressman. When Florence visits her friend, Eleanor Williamson, in Washington D.C., she meets Eleanor’s fiancé, who is a Count. The Duke of Buritz, a countryman of the Count, tries to corrupt Oglesby for political reasons. Meanwhile, the Count breaks his engagement to Eleanor, having become enamored of Florence. Oglesby eventually exposes the duplicity of the Count and Duke.

TECH

Runtime 50 min (USA)
Sound Mix Silent
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Film Length 1,500 m (5 reels) (USA)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm