Molly Entangled

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Molly Entangled
Directed by Robert Thornby
Screenplay by Edith M. Kennedy
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Vivian Martin
Harrison Ford
Noah Beery, Sr.
G.S. Spaulding
Helen Dunbar
Gibson Gowland
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production
company
Pallas Pictures
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 19, 1917 (1917-11-19)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Molly Entangled is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Edith M. Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford, Noah Beery, Sr., G.S. Spaulding, Helen Dunbar, and Gibson Gowland. The film was released on November 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] It is not known whether the film currently survives. [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [4] there is constant strife between the families of Barry and O'Mara. If Jim Barry (Spaulding) dies without marrying, the family fortune will revert to the son of the O'Maras. Jim gets intoxicated one night and slips down the cellar stairs, severely injuring himself. After the town doctor predicts that he will die, so to save the fortune Mrs. Barry (Dunbar) calls Molly Shawn (Martin) and asks her to marry Jim. Because the Barrys had done much for her family, Molly consents even though she loves Barney Malone (Ford). Jim is taken to the city, is operated on, and gets well. Molly is disappointed but, knowing it can be no other way, lives on as Mrs. Jim Barry. One day Jim learns that the marriage ceremony had been performed by a tramp endeavoring to escape justice, so he gives Molly her freedom and she and Barney make preparations for their wedding.

Cast

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References

  1. "Molly Entangled (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. Hal Erickson (2015). "Molly-Entangled - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: Molly Entangled at silentera.com
  4. "Reviews: Molly Entangled". Exhibitors Herald. New York: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (24): 24–25. December 8, 1917.