The Turn of the Wheel

The Turn of the Wheel

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Directed by Reginald Barker
Produced by Sam Goldwyn
Written by Charles Charwate (story, scenario)
Starring Geraldine Farrar
Cinematography Percy Hilburn
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release dates
September 1, 1918
Running time
50 minutes; 5 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Turn of the Wheel is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Reginald Barker directed and Geraldine Farrar starred.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Rosalie Dean (Farrar) dissuades Maxfield Grey (Rawlinson) of suicide at Monte Carlo and loans him 100 francs, with which he regains his losses. They become fast friends. Without warning, Maxfield is arrested for the murder of his wife in New York and Rosalie is taken in as an accomplice. Rosalie proves an alibi, but Maxfield is returned for trial. He refuses to admit or deny his guilt, and Rosalie, convinced that he is innocent, sets about to find the truth. By shrewdly playing upon the weakness of Wally Gage (Short), she discovers that the shooting was accidental. Maxfield had been maintaining his silence to prevent his brother from being dragged into the mire because of a liaison between his brother's wife and Gage, and that they had been meeting at Maxfield's home with the consent of Mrs. Maxfield Grey. Freed of the murder charge, Maxfield and Rosalie are now free to marry.

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Girl Who Came Back was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required, in Reel 1, that a closeup of a roulette wheel be reduced by half.[4]

References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Turn of the Wheel at silentera.com
  3. "Reviews: The Turn of the Wheel". Exhibitors Herald (New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company) 7 (12): 36. September 14, 1918.
  4. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald 7 (13): 44. September 21, 1918.

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