Scandal (1917 film)

Scandal is a 1917 American black and white silent comedy drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and based on a novel by Cosmo Hamilton.[1] The film scenario is written by Bess Meredyth.[2] It is one of the first films to star Constance Talmadge.[3][4]

Scandal
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Directed byCharles Giblyn
Written by
Based onNovel
by Cosmo Hamilton
CinematographyHal Young
Production
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Distributed bySelect Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • November 17, 1917 (1917-11-17) (USA)
Running time
1 hour
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[5] Beatrice Vanderdyke, a young society woman, in order to defend her reputation, claims to be secretly married to a young man of the same station who is away on a honeymoon cruise. The parents are delighted and later send the two on a boat trip. He falls in love with her, but she does not feel the same way, so he decides to keep her on a desert island until she changes her mind. At this point they are called back home to prove their marriage, and the approaching social catastrophe makes her realize that she loves the man. They marry and set out on a real honeymoon trip.

Cast

See also

References
  1. Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. Vol. 40. December Press. p. 406. ISBN 9780913204368.
  2. Lucas, Tony. The Lucas Family. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781447741176.
  3. Petro, Patrice (2010). Curtis, Scott; Desjardins, Mary (eds.). Idols of Modernity: Movie Stars of the 1920s. Rutgers University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780813547312.
  4. Menefee, David W. (2004). The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 162. ISBN 9780275982591.
  5. "Tried and Proven Pictures: Scandal". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York, NY: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 42. May 3, 1924. Retrieved November 28, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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