The Crucible is a 1914 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford and released through Paramount Pictures. Based on a novel of the same name by Mark Lee Luther (1872–1951), the film stars Marguerite Clark and Harold Lockwood.[1] The film is now presumed lost.[2]
The film production does not relate to Arthur Miller's 1951 play, The Crucible.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[3] Jean (Clark) is brought up as a boy by her father and, after 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 sister's 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.
Cast
- Marguerite Clark as Jean
- Harold Lockwood as Craig Atwood
- Justina Johnstone as Amelia
- Lucy Palmer as Mrs. Fanshaw
- Barbara Winthrop as Miss Van Ostyn
- Helen Hall as Stella Wilkes
- Blanche Fisher as Amy
- Clifford Grey as Harry
- Mrs. Mathilde Brundage
See also
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Crucible at silentera.com
- ^ Nunn, Curtis (1981). Marguerite Clark, America's Darling of Broadway and the Silent Screen. TCU Press. p. VII.
lost film.
- ^ Wietzel, Edward (Feb 15, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: The Crucible". Moving Picture World. 39 (7). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 942. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
External links
- The Crucible at IMDb
- The Crucible at AllMovie
- The Crucible entry in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
