The Neglected Wife is a 1917 American drama film serial directed by William Bertram.[1]
| The Neglected Wife | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | William Bertram |
| Written by | Joseph Dunn Will M. Ritchey |
| Based on | The Journal of a Neglected Wife The Woman Alone by
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| Starring | Ruth Roland Roland Bottomley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Ruth Roland as Margaret Warner
- Roland Bottomley as Horace Kennedy[2]
- Corinne Grant as Mary Kennedy
- Neil Hardin as Edgar Doyle (as Neil C. Hardin)
- Philo McCullough as Frank Norwood
- Mollie McConnell
Episodes
editThe serial consisted of fifteen two reel episodes,[3][4] released from May 13 to August 5, 1917:
- The Woman Alone
- Weakening
- In the Crucible
- Beyond Recall
- Under Suspicion
- On the Precipice
- The Message on the Mirror
- A Relentless Fate
- Deepening Degradation
- A Veiled Intrigue
- A Reckless Indiscretion
- Embittered Love
- Revolting Pride
- Desperation
- A Sacrifice Supreme
Reception
editLike many American films of the time, The Neglected Wife was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required these cuts in these three episodes: Episode 11, throwing brick down on man, stealing key from rack, stealing letters, and throwing man into burning house; Episode 12, the intertitle "Or I will have you ejected by complaining that you are what you are -"; and Episode 13, thugs shooting from boat, two holdup scenes, attack on girl and gagging, shooting from window, and the intertitles "We must get the girl - to go back to him", "You have ruined Margaret Warner and the Veiled Woman", and "You will return to Kennedy or -".[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Neglected Wife". silentera.com. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ^ Staff Writer (October 27, 1917). "The Neglected Wife". The Hays Free Press. Hays, Kansas.
- ^ U.S. Copyright Office (1916). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Part 1, Group 2". New Series. 13 (12). Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress: 1455.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ U.S. Copyright Office (1917). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Part 1, Group 2". New Series. 14 (5). Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress: 565.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (14): 33. September 29, 1917.
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