Cupid Forecloses Explained

Cupid Forecloses
Director:	David Smith
Starring:	Bessie Love Wallace MacDonald
Cinematography:	Clyde De Vinna^[1]
Studio:	Vitagraph Studios
Runtime:	5 reels^[2]
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Cupid Forecloses is a 1919 American silent comedy film starring Bessie Love and Wallace MacDonald. It was directed by David Smith and produced by Vitagraph Studios. It was based on the popular novel Hurrying Fate and Geraldine by Florence Morse Kingsley. The film has been preserved at the British Film Institute and American Film Institute.^{[3] [4]}

Plot

Geraldine Farleigh (Love), a timid village schoolteacher, supports her family and must pay off her late father's debt to Bruce Cartwright. She falls in love with the man she believes is a lawyer representing Cartwright (MacDonald), who turns out to be Cartwright himself.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Love, Bessie . 1977 . From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love . London . Elm Tree Books. 734075937. 150.
2. News: The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. December 22, 1919. 3. Amusements – Lenard's Big Show.
3. Web site: Cupid Forecloses. American Film Institute. December 7, 2014.
4. Web site: Cupid Forecloses (1919). https://web.archive.org/web/20141211001644/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7071b49c. dead. December 11, 2014. British Film Institute. December 7, 2014.
5. News: Amusements. Otago Daily Times. 18032. September 4, 1920. 1.