Viviette

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Viviette
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Directed by Walter Edwards
Screenplay by Julia Crawford Ivers
William J. Locke
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Vivian Martin
Eugene Pallette
Harrison Ford
Kate Toncray
Clara Whipple
Donald Blakemore
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • June 9, 1918 (1918-06-09)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Viviette is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards, written by Julia Crawford Ivers and William J. Locke, and starring Vivian Martin, Eugene Pallette, Harrison Ford, Kate Toncray, Clara Whipple, and Donald Blakemore. It was released on June 9, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [3] Dick Ware (Pallette) is in love with Viviette (Martin), and the arrival of his handsome brother Austin (Ford) and Viviette's attentiveness to the visitor arouses the jealousy of Dick to such a degree that murder enters his heart. Austin, realizing the depth of Dick's feeling for the charming Viviette, asks Kathryn Holroyd (Whipple), a widowed friend of Viviette, to marry him. When Dick realizes that his brother is not trying to take Viviette away from him, he is both overjoyed and ashamed. The knowledge that Dick really loves her arouses a responsive chord in Viviette, and happiness reigns over the Ware household.

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Viviette was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 1, the two intertitles "Oh, listen, it's something you must know" and "What the devil do you expect me to do about it?", scene of young woman whispering in man's ear, and the entire incident of man taking wallet from pocket, removing bills, and offering them to young woman. [4]

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2015). "Viviette - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. "Viviette (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. "Reviews: Viviette". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (1): 46. June 29, 1918.
  4. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (1): 47. June 29, 1918.