The Morals of Marcus (1915 film) explained

The Morals of Marcus
Director:	Edwin S. Porter Hugh Ford
Producer:	Adolph Zukor Charles Frohman
Starring:	Marie Doro
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Morals of Marcus (1915) is a lost^[1] American silent comedy-drama film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel by William John Locke, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne, which was later produced on Broadway in 1907. The star of the play was Marie Doro who makes her motion picture debut in this film version. Both Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford take part in the direction of the film. The story was remade in 1921 as Morals with May McAvoy and in 1935 as The Morals of Marcus with Lupe Vélez.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Marie Doro – Carlotta
• Eugene Ormonde – Marcus Ordeyne
• Ida Darling – Mrs. Ordeyne
• Julian L'Estrange – Pasquale
• Russell Bassett – Hamdi
• Frank Andrews – Mustapha
• Wellington Playter – English Vice-Consul
• Phyllis Carrington – Vice-Consul's Wife
• Helen Freeman – Dora
• J. W. Austin – Harry Pelligrew

See also

• Edwin S. Porter filmography

External links

• • • • preserved program brochure(archived at worthpoint)
• large herald
• glass slide

Notes and References

1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7669/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:.. The Morals of Marcus
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MoralsOfMarcus1915.html The Morals of Marcus at silentera.com
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
4. http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=6475 The Morals of Marcus as produced on Broadway at the Criterion Theatre, November 18, 1907 to December 1907, 44 performances; IBDb.com