Pearl of Love
| Pearl of Love | |
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| Directed by | Leon Danmun |
| Based on | The Pearl of Orr’s Island, A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| Starring | Betty Balfour Gladys Leslie Burr McIntosh |
Production company | Paul W. Whitcomb Productions |
| Distributed by | Lee-Bradford Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Pearl of Love is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Leon Danmun and starring Betty Balfour, Gladys Leslie, and Burr McIntosh.[1] It is based upon a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.[2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[3] little Mara finds a boy and his mother lashed to a raft. Mara's grandfather adopts the boy, who later grows up and comes to love Mara and becomes a shipbuilder. When he turns to smuggling, he later is converted by his love of Mara to go straight.
Cast
[edit]- Gladys Leslie as Mara
- Burr McIntosh as Captain Kittridge
- Russell Griffin as Sea Waif
- Effie Shannon as Mrs. Kittridge
- Raymond Lowney as Moses
- Charles Lane as Captain Pinnel
- Alice Chapin as Mrs. Pinnel
- Walter Gilbert as Ned Train
- Paul Winchell as Atkinson
- Aleta Dore as Sally Kittridge
- Joseph Selman as Mr. Adams
- Dorothy Allen
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Pearl of Love located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
[edit]- ^ Wlaschin p. 216
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Pearl of Love at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: Pearl of Love", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (1), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 152, June 27, 1925, retrieved May 30, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Pearl of Love
Bibliography
[edit]- Ken Wlaschin. The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. McFarland & Company, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-3804-4
External links
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