Partners of Fate explained

Director:Bernard Durning
Screenplay:Robert Dillon
Story:Stephen Chalmers
Starring:Louise Lovely
William Scott
Rosemary Theby
Philo McCollough
Cinematography:Otto Brautigan
Glenn Macwilliams
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:5 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Partners of Fate is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Bernard Durning.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[2]

Plot

Helen Meriless is married to Byron Millard, while Frances Lloyd is married to John Fraser. Both couples are dysfunctional with Helen and John being the better partners. They all end up on the same ship for their honeymoon. The ship sinks with both couples ending up with each other's spouses on two separate islands. Frances and Byron end up cheating on their spouses with each other, while Helen and John do not break their vows. Byron and Frances are rescued, and leave their spouses. Helen and John reach civilization much later. When they do, Helen arrives at her house to find Byron and Frances living with each other, causing a panicked Frances to shoot both Byron and herself. The film ends with the now spouseless Helen and John deciding to marry each other.[3] [4]

Cast

Preservation

The film is currently lost.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partners of Fate (1921) . Turner Classic Movies . 9 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List:Partners of Fate . Silent Era . 9 July 2021.
  3. News: Partners of Fate . 9 July 2021 . Stockton Daily Evening Record . 25 April 1921 . 11.
  4. Web site: Garza . Janiss . Partners of Fate (1921) . All Movie . 9 July 2021.
  5. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8176/ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Partners of Fate