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Madelaine Morel
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: William Russell [Frederick von Armen], Betty Gray [Madelaine Morel], Jack Drumier [Morel, Madelaine’s father], Alan Hale [Julian Dalberg], Gretchen Hartman [Marguerite Dalberg], Robert Drouet [Count Dalberg], Clarette Clare [Countess Dalberg], Mrs. A.C. Marston [Merope, an actress], Thomas Jefferson [Abbe Valmont], Katherine Lee [Madelaine Morel, as a child]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a play by Augustin Daly. / Released 29 March 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A bag of gold is missing from Count Dalberg’s safe, he accuses Morel, his steward. Morel protests his innocence, but rather than suffer arrest, flees with his little daughter, Madelaine. Then, years later, Count Dalberg’s gardeners dig up a withered rose bush and the missing bag of gold is entangled in its roots. It had been thrown there by the children, Julian, the Count’s son, Marguerite, his daughter, and Madelaine Morel. Their bean bag had broken and they had taken one of the bags of gold as a substitute. The old Count dies of remorse and Julian sets out to find Morel and Madelaine. He finds Madelaine living with Merope, an actress. He takes her home, falls in love with her and is about to make her his wife when Von Armin, a young nobleman who is engaged to Julian’s sister Marguerite, comes and recognizes Madelaine as his former mistress. This is on the day Von Armin is to wed Marguerite. The story ends at the church, where Merope denounces Von Armin as the author of Madeline’s ruin. Marguerite scorns Von Armin, and tearing off her bridal veil, leaves with her mother and Madelaine, while the broken-hearted Julian remains to pray with the gentle priest, the Abbe Valmont.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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