The Crucible (1914 film)
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Duration | 5.7/10 IMDb Genres Drama, Romance Film Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language Silent
English intertitles Director Edwin S. Porter
Hugh Ford Release date December 14, 1914 (1914-12-14) Based on The Crucible by Mark Lee Luther Writer Mark Lee Luther (novel) Directors Edwin S. Porter, Hugh Ford Production Famous Players Film Company Producers Adolph Zukor, Daniel Frohman Cast Marguerite Clark , Harold Lockwood , Justine Johnstone (Amelia)Similar movies Edwin S Porter directed The Crucible and The Great Train Robbery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Crucible was a 1914 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford and released through Paramount Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by Mark Lee Luther(1872-1951), the film stars Marguerite Clark and Harold Lockwood. The film is now presumed lost.
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As described in a film magazine, Jean (Clark) is brought up as a boy by her father, and when Mr. Fenshaw dies her boyish manner offends her mother and sisters. Jean is nagged and punished until one day she picks up a sickle and, without really intending to, cuts her sisters hand. She is sent to a reformatory. She later meets Craig Atwood (Lockwood), an artist in the woods, and goes through a series of trials to prove she is worthy of the love of her friend, the painter.
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Edwin S Porter directed The Crucible and The Great Train Robbery. Edwin S Porter directed The Crucible and Life of an American Fireman. Rescued from an Eagles Nest (1908). A Social Celebrity (1926). Brewsters Millions (1921).
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The Crucible (1914 film) WikipediaThe Crucible (1914 film) IMDb