Forbidden Fruit (1921 film)
| Forbidden Fruit | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by |
Cecil B. DeMille Jeanie MacPherson |
| Starring | Agnes Ayres |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $340,000 |
Forbidden Fruit is a 1921 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.[1] It is a remake of the 1915 film The Golden Chance, which was also directed by DeMille. The film survives in prints at George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.[2][3]
Plot
Based upon a summary in a film publication,[4] Mrs. Mallory (Williams) persuades Mary Maddock (Ayres), her seamstress, to take the place of an absent guest at her dinner party. Gorgeously gowned and very beautiful, Mary wins the heart of Nelson Rogers (Stanley), who asks her to marry him. Mary realizes what she is missing and remains faithful to her abusive and idle husband Steve Maddock (Burton), whom she supports. After a final insult from him, she remains with the Mallory's. During that night she is awakened to find a burglar, her husband, stealing Mrs. Mallory's jewels. Steve escapes but Mary tells the Mallory's that the thief was her husband. She refuses their suggestion of divorce and to Steve, who then attempts to blackmail Nelson for $10,000, which he plans to divide with a crooked partner. In a fight over the money the partner kills Steve, leaving Mary free to marry Nelson.
Cast
- Agnes Ayres as Mary Maddock
- Clarence Burton as Steve Maddock
- Theodore Roberts as James Harrington Mallory
- Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Mallory
- Forrest Stanley as Nelson Rogers
- Theodore Kosloff as Pietro Giuseppe
- Shannon Day as Nadia Craig
- Bertram Johns as John Craig
- Julia Faye as Maid
- William Boyd (uncredited)
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Forbidden Fruit". Silent Era. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress published by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ↑ "Forbidden Fruit: Gorgeously Extravagant Production of Modern Cinderella Story". Film Daily (New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc.) 15 (28): 2. Jan 30, 1921. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
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