Lovely Mary

Lovely Mary
Directed by Edgar Jones
Produced by Louis B. Mayer
Written by Richard Barry
Starring Mary Miles Minter
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release dates
  • March 13, 1916 (1916-03-13) (United States)
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

Lovely Mary is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Edgar Jones.[1]

Plot

Mary and her cousin Clairborne are the last descendants of the Lane family who announce they are selling their land. Two land scouts come over to buy their property. One of them, Roland Manning, falls in love with Mary. The other, Wade Dempster, tries to get his hand on their home by getting Clairborne drunk. One of the townsfolk finds out of Dempster's way of buying the land and tries to stop it. Dempster defends himself by shooting him and next blames Manning for the murder. It doesn't take long before Manning is found guilty and receives a life prison sentence.

Mary tries to set him free and turns to the law to help him. Mary's former sweetheart Oscar witnessed the murder and finally admits Dempster shot him. Roland is set free and marries Mary. They keep the land, start a family and live happily ever after.[2][3]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Lovely Mary at silentera.com
  2. ↑ The New York Times Review summary
  3. ↑ Turner Classic Movies Synopsis


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