The Rescue (1917 film)
| The Rescue | |
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| Directed by | Ida May Park |
| Written by | Ida May Park Hugh McNair Kahler |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Dorothy Phillips |
| Cinematography | King D. Gray |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Rescue is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[1] which suggests that it is a lost film.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Anne Wetherall (Phillips) returns to the stage after the court grants her a divorce. She returns to her former home when she finds out that her younger sister Betty (Malone) is throwing herself on her ex-husband Kent (Stowell). Her fight to win back her man from Betty ends up at the justice of the peace, where she an Kent are remarried. There is a subplot involving Kent's visits to a sanitarium on a houseboat which arise jealousy in Anne.
Cast
- Dorothy Phillips - Anne Wetherall
- William Stowell - Kent Wetherall
- Lon Chaney - Thomas Holland
- Gretchen Lederer - Nell Jerrold
- Molly Malone - Betty Jerrold
- Claire Du Brey - Henriette
- Gertrude Astor - Mrs. Hendricks
References
- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Rescue". silentera.com. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ^ "Reviews: Dorothy Phillips in The Rescue". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 25–26. July 28, 1917. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
External links
- The Rescue at IMDb
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