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1916 film by Paul Powell
Acquitted is a 1916 American
silent
mystery film
[2] produced by the
Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by
Triangle Film Corporation .
Paul Powell directed a screenplay by Roy Somerville based on a 1907 short story by
Mary Roberts Rinehart .
[1]
[3]
Tod Browning served as an uncredited writer.[
citation needed ]
This film marks the first starring role of
Wilfred Lucas ,
[7] and may mark
Bessie Love 's film debut. The film is presumed
lost , possibly due to the
1965 MGM vault fire .
[8]
[9]
Plot
John Carter (Lucas) is interviewed by the police.
The police accuse innocent bookkeeper John Carter (
Lucas ) of having committed the murder of a cashier. A reporter, who is in love with Carter's daughter (
Love ), proves that Carter is innocent. After a time, Carter's daughter convinces his former employer to hire him back.
[2]
[10]
[11]
Cast
Film still showing the Carter family (Lucas, Love, De Rue, and Alden).
Production
Bessie Love wore some of her own clothing as her wardrobe in the film.
[12]
Release and reception
Film still featuring Alden, De Rue, and Lucas.
The film was heavily censored in Ohio, with scenes of violence and drug sales and use removed before distribution.
[13]
The film was well-reviewed.
[14]
[15] Wilfred Lucas received positive reviews for his performance in the lead role, as did Powell's direction.
[14]
[16]
[17] Bessie Love was positively likened to her contemporaries
Mary Pickford and
Mae Marsh .
[18]
References
Citations
^
a
b
c
d
"Purely Personal Mention" . The Photoplayers Weekly . November 27, 1915. p. 3.
^
a
b
c Wlaschin, Ken (April 28, 2009).
Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography . p. 4.
ISBN
978-0-7864-4350-5 .
^
a
b Goble, Alan, ed. (September 8, 2011).
The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film . p. 662.
ISBN
978-3-11-095194-3 .
^
Rinehart, Mary Roberts (February 1907).
"Acquitted" .
Pearson's Magazine . Vol. 17, no. 2. p. 225.
^
"Purely Personal Mention" . The Photoplayers Weekly . January 29, 1916. p. 4.
^
Love 1977 , p. 148
^
"Lucas Starred by Griffith" .
Motography . Vol. 15, no. 9. February 26, 1916. p. 450.
^ Bennett, Carl (August 19, 2009).
"Progressive Silent Film List: Acquitted " . Silent Era .
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911–20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
^
"Wilfred Lucas Now a Star" . Motography . Vol. 15, no. 3. January 15, 1916. p. 110.
^ Johnson, Julian (April 1916).
"The Shadow Stage" . Photoplay Magazine . p. 100.
^
Love 1977 , pp. 80–82
^ Platz, Paul Alwyn (March 4, 1916).
"Ohio Censor Scissors Snip Without Rhyme or Reason" . Motion Picture News . Vol. 13, no. 9. p. 1304.
^
a
b
"The Current Triangle Bill" . Motography . Vol. 15, no. 7. February 12, 1916. p. 368.
^
"Film Reviews" . Variety . Vol. 41, no. 9. January 28, 1916. p. 22.
^
"Messrs. Wilfred Lucas" . Photoplay Magazine . Vol. 10, no. 1. June 1916. pp. 97–99.
^ Julian, Johnson (April 1916).
"The Shadow Stage" . Photoplay Magazine . p. 104.
^ York, Cal (April 1916).
"Plays and Players" . Photoplay Magazine . p. 110.
Works cited
Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love . London: Elm Tree Books.
OCLC
734075937 .
External links
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Acquitted .