SILENT FILMS 1916-1920: THE CODE OF MARCIA GRAY (1916)
CREDITS
Released: March 16, 1916
Production Company: Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Featured Cast: Constance Collier, Harry De Vere, Forrest Stanley, Herbert Standing, Howard Davies, Helen Jerome Eddy, Frank A. Bonn, Gordon Griffith, Page Peters
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cinematographer: James Van Trees
Writers: Elliott J. Clawson, Frank Lloyd
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
STORY
Wealthy financier Harry Gray goes to jail after a federal investigation of his trust company, and his wife Marcia, with no money of her own, appeals to former suitor Orlando Castle for help in posting bail. He agrees, but when Harry is released he becomes suspicious of Marcia’s renewed friendship with Orlando. He accuses her of infidelity and insists that she either accompany him to South America or remain with her “lover.” Furious, Marcia refuses to go with Harry, and Orlando lets him go even though it means his financial ruin, since Harry is jumping the bail Orlando posted. A bankrupt depositor from the trust company kills Harry, allowing Orlando and Marcia to marry, with Orlando vowing to rebuild his fortune in order to make a good home for his wife.