An Innocent Magdalene
Appearance
An Innocent Magdalene | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | D. W. Griffith(as Granville Warwick) Roy Somerville |
Starring | Lillian Gish |
Cinematography | Victor Fleming |
Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent with English intertitles |
An Innocent Magdaleneis a 1916 Americansilentdrama filmdirected byAllan Dwan.It is considered to be alost filmand was added to theNational Film Preservation Board's list of lost American silent feature films in February 2021.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Dorothy Raleigh falls in love with Northern gambler Forbes Stewart, but her Southern father, Colonel Raleigh, refuses to give his consent to their marriage. They elope, and soon Dorothy becomes pregnant. Forbes vows to reform, but is sent to prison for a year. Forbes' ex-girlfriend lies to Dorothy, telling her that Forbes is her husband. Believing her child is illegitimate and disowned by her father, she is about to commit suicide when Forbes returns just in time.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Lillian Gishas Dorothy Raleigh
- Spottiswoode Aitkenas Colonel Raleigh
- Sam De Grasseas Forbes Stewart
- Mary Aldenas The Woman
- Seymour Hastings as The Preacher
- Jennie Leeas Mammy
- William De Vaullas Old Joe
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