Always in the Way

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Always in the Way
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Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Written by Charles K. Harris
Produced by Louis B. Mayer
Starring Mary Miles Minter
Cinematography Irvin Willat
Production
company
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • June 21, 1915 (1915-06-21)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Always in the Way is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film, which was inspired by the song of the same name by Charles K. Harris, was partially filmed in the Bahamas. [1] As with many of Minter's features, the film is thought to be a lost film. [2]

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Plot

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Mary Miles Minter in "Always in the Way" (1915)

As described in film magazines, [3] [4] [5] Winfred North, a widower, marries a widow with two children, believing this will be best for his five-year-old daughter, Dorothy. When her step-mother discovers that Dorothy is to inherit the entirety of her father's fortune, she passes her off as an orphan, and has her adopted by a missionary couple who take the little girl to Africa.

Now aged fifteen, Dorothy is aiding her adoptive father Revered Goodwin in his missionary work, when she meets Robert Armstrong, a prospector, and they become sweethearts. However, the natives take up arms and kill Dorothy's adoptive parents. Dorothy is rescued and taken to New York, where she begins to work in a florist's shop. Armstrong also returns to New York and searches relentlessly for Dorothy. By a series of coincidences he becomes acquainted first with Winfred North, and then with a former friend of Dorothy's step-mother, who reveals what the step-mother has done.

In the meantime, Dorothy tells her story to a journalist with whom she shares her boarding house. When Armstrong reads the subsequent article, he is finally able to find his lost sweetheart. He re-unites Dorothy with her father, who promptly denounces the step-mother, and the young couple are engaged.

The July 10th, 1915 edition of Motion Picture News lists a musical cue sheet for the film. [6]

Cast

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References

  1. "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 12 January 2018.
  2. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Always in the Way
  3. "Reviews: Always in the Way". Motion Picture News. 12 (1). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: July 10, 1915.
  4. "Reviews of Current Productions: Always in the Way". Moving Picture World. 25 (2). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: . July 10, 1915.
  5. "Some Current Releases Reviewed: Always in the Way". Motography. 14 (2). Chicago: Electricity Magazine Corp.: July 10, 1915.
  6. "Music for "Always in the Way," a 6-Reel Metro". Motion Picture News. 12 (1). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: July 10, 1915.