Out of the Chorus
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Directed by | Herbert Blache Joseph H. Nadel (ass't director) |
Written by | Harry Chandlee (story) William B. Laub (story) Coolidge Streeter (scenario) |
Starring | Alice Brady Vernon Steele |
Cinematography | Jacob A. Badaracco |
Distributed by | Realart Pictures |
Release date | February 1921 |
Running time | 50 minutes (5 reels) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Out of the Chorus is a lost[1] 1921 American silent drama film starring Alice Brady and directed by Herbert Blache. It was produced and distributed by Paramount offshoot Realart Pictures.[2]
Plot
As described in a summary in a film publication,[3] chorus girl Florence Maddis (Brady) marries Ross Van Beekman (Steele), a son in an aristocratic family. His mother Mrs. Van Beekman (Fitzroy) is determined to turn Ross against his wife, and plots with Ned Ormsby, who wants Florence for himself. Mrs. Van Beekman contrives to have Ned and Florence thrown together often until Ross begins to doubt his wife. Ross sets a trap for her, and on his return finds evidence that Ned was also there, but the wife is an innocent victim of the scheme. Ross shoots through a door behind which he believes Ned is hiding and when Ned is later mysteriously murdered in his home, Ross believes that he is the killer. Florence, to save her husband's life, lies when testifying at trial and says that Ned was shot while he was with her. The truth and Ross' innocence are finally established, and Florence's actions win the love and esteem of Ross and his family.
Cast
- Alice Brady - Florence Maddis
- Vernon Steele - Ross Van Beekman
- Charles K. Gerrard - Ned Ormsby
- Emily Fitzroy - Mrs. Van Beekman
- Edith Stockton - Fola
- Richard Carlyle - Maddox
- Constance Berry - Margaret Van Beekman
- Ben Probst - Feinstein
See also
- Provocation (legal)
References
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Out of the Chorus
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ "Some Originality in Chorus Girl Story". Film Daily. 15 (82). New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 12 March 27, 1921. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
External links
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