Mary Moreland Explained

Mary Moreland
Director:Frank Powell
Producer:Frank Powell
Starring:Marjorie Rambeau
Cinematography:William F. Wagner
Distributor:Mutual Film
Runtime:5 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Mary Moreland is a 1917 American silent drama film starring stage actress Marjorie Rambeau that was released through Mutual Film. [1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Thomas Maughm (Elliott), a Wall Street broker and unhappily married, finds himself in love with his secretary Mary Moreland (Rambeau). He confesses his love and she leaves his employ. After Mary has traveled around in various positions, she returns home. She learns of the death of Thomas' wife and this time she listens to his confessions of love.

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Mary Moreland was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors cut an intertitle that stated "Don't you know that your wife is going to have a child?"[3]

Preservation

With no prints of Mary Moreland located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4]

Notes and References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  2. Reviews: Marjorie Rambeau in Mary Moreland . Exhibitors Herald . 5 . 4 . 28 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . 21 July 1917 . 2014-11-10.
  3. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 5 . 6 . 33 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . 4 August 1917 . 2014-11-26.
  4. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7431/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Mary Moreland