The Years of the Locust explained

The Years of the Locust
Director:George Melford
Producer:Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:Beatrice deMille
Leighton Osmun
Albert Payson Terhune
Harvey F. Thew
Starring:Fannie Ward
Walter Long
Jack Dean
Martin Best
Charles Ogle
Cinematography:Percy Hilburn (French)
Studio:Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:50 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Years of the Locust is a surviving 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Beatrice DeMille, Leighton Osmun, Albert Payson Terhune and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Fannie Ward, Walter Long, Jack Dean, Martin Best and Charles Ogle. The film was released on November 16, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2]

Plot

Though in love with Dirck Mead, Lorraine is forced to marry wealthy Aaron Roth to save her family from financial ruin. The husband, however, turns out to be a scoundrel, a swindler who, chased by the police, to escape the law, throws himself from a steamer. Roth is given up for dead. Mead, meanwhile, has become a diamond tycoon. After marrying Lorraine, he takes her with him to South Africa. Roth, who is not dead, finds his wife and blackmails her, threatening to denounce her as bigamous. Lorraine decides to leave Mead, but when she discovers that Roth plans to steal a precious diamond her husband is escorting around town, she steps in, asking for help. In the ensuing turmoil, Roth is killed, also solving Lorraine's marital status problem.

Cast

Preservation status

The film is preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List. Silent Era. 30 December 2014.
  2. Web site: The Years of the Locust. AFI. 30 December 2014.
  3. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3231/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Years of the Locust