The Governor's Lady (1915 film)

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The Governor's Lady
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A scene from the film
Directed by George Melford
Written byAlice Bradley
William C. deMille
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 1915 (1915-03-14)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Governor's Lady is a surviving 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by William C. deMille based on the 1912 play The Governor's Lady by Alice Bradley.

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The film stars May Allison, Edith Wynne Matthison, James Neill, Theodore Roberts and Tom Forman. The film was released on March 14, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

Plot

A simple miner named Daniel Slade and his wife Mary live in the mountains. Mary has a miscarriage and shortly after that Daniel discovers gold. The new wealth divides them; Daniel wants to join high society but Mary wants to continue living the simple life. Daniel gets frustrated and considers marrying Katherine Strickland, but in the end he realizes he loves Mary and follows her back to the cabin. By this time he has entered politics as a governor and he persuades her to return to be the governor's lady. [3]

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References

  1. "The Governor's Lady (1915)". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. "The Governor's Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. "The Governor's Lady (1915) - Full Synopsis". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.71 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  5. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Governor's Lady Library of Congress Retrievesd November 19, 2022.