The Crucible (1914 film)

The Crucible
The Crucible
Directed by	Edwin S. Porter; Hugh Ford
Written by	Edwin S. Porter (uncredited); Hugh Ford (uncredited)
Starring	Marguerite Clark; Harold Lockwood
Production; company	Famous Players Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 14, 1914;
Running time	50 mins.
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

The Crucible was a 1914 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford and released through Paramount Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by Mark Lee Luther (1872-1951), the film stars Marguerite Clark and Harold Lockwood.^[1] The film is now presumed lost.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[3] Jean (Clark) is brought up as a boy by her father, and when Mr. Fenshaw dies her boyish manner offends her mother and sisters. Jean is nagged and punished until one day she picks up a sickle and, without really intending to, cuts her sister's hand. She is sent to a reformatory. She later meets Craig Atwood (Lockwood), an artist in the woods, and goes through a series of trials to prove she is worthy of the love of her friend, the painter.

Cast

Marguerite Clark as Jean
Harold Lockwood as Craig Atwood
Justina Johnstone as Amelia
Lucy Palmer as Mrs. Fanshaw
Barbara Winthrop as Miss Van Ostyn
Helen Hall as Stella Wilkes
Blanche Fisher as Amy
Clifford Grey as Harry
Mrs. Mathilde Brundage

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Crucible at silentera.com
^ Nunn, Curtis (1981). Marguerite Clark, America's Darling of Broadway and the Silent Screen. TCU Press. p. VII.
^ Wietzel, Edward (Feb 15, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: The Crucible". Moving Picture World. 39 (7). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 942. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

External links

The Crucible at IMDb
The Crucible at AllMovie
The Crucible entry in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: The Crucible at silentera.com

[2] Nunn, Curtis (1981). Marguerite Clark, America's Darling of Broadway and the Silent Screen. TCU Press. p. VII.

[3] Wietzel, Edward (Feb 15, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: The Crucible". Moving Picture World. 39 (7). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 942. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

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