The Miracle Makers Explained

The Miracle Makers
Director:	W.S. Van Dyke
Producer:	Arthur F. Beck
Studio:	Leah Baird Productions
Distributor:	Associated Exhibitors
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United States

The Miracle Makers is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, George Walsh and Edith Yorke.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

Doris Mansfield is forced to marry Bill Bruce, despite being engaged to another man. When Bruce is sent to jail for smuggling illegal immigrants, she has a chance to start again with her real love but he believes she has abandoned him and has gone to serve in World War I in Europe.

Cast

• Leah Baird as Doris Mansfield
• George Walsh as Fred Norton
• Edith Yorke as Mrs. Emma Norton
• George Nichols as Captain Joe Mansfield
• Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Martha Mansfield
• Richard Headrick as Doris Mansfield's Baby
• Mitchell Lewis as Bill Bruce

Preservation

With no prints of The Miracle Makers located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3] The film was cited by National Film Preservation Board on the Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list in October of 2020.^[2]

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.

Notes and References

1. Connelly p.171
2. Web site: The Miracle Makers . afi.com . March 22, 2024.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: The Miracle Makers . March 22, 2024 . Library of Congress.