Carolyn of the Corners
| Carolyn of the Corners | |
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| Directed by | Robert Thornby |
| Produced by | Anderson-Brunton[1] |
| Screenplay by | Frank S. Beresford |
| Based on |
Carolyn of the Corners (novel) by Ruth Belmore Endicott |
| Starring |
Bessie Love Charles Edler Charlotte Mineau |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 minutes;[3] 5 reels[4] |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Carolyn of the Corners is a 1919 silent film directed by Robert Thornby,[1] and starring Bessie Love, Charles Edler, and Charlotte Mineau.
The screenplay by Frank S. Beresford[1] was based on the 1918 novel by Ruth Belmore Endicott.[5]
Plot
Young Carolyn May Cameron (Love), is orphaned when her parents are lost at sea. She and her dog Prince leave the family's Harlem flat to go to live with her uncle Joe (Edler) in Maine. She becomes friends with her uncle's former fiancee, Amanda (Mineau), and slowly helps repair their relationship.
While visiting an ill friend, Carolyn and Amanda are trapped in a forest fire. Joe rescues them, and he and Amanda fall back in love. They get married, and Carolyn decides to return to Harlem.
Once home again, she is overcome by sadness, but is interrupted by her parents, who were not actually lost at sea.[1][4]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Carolyn May Cameron[4]
- Charles Edler as Joe Stagg
- Charlotte Mineau as Amanda Parlow
- Eunice Moore as "Aunt Rose" Kennedy
Production
For the snow scenes, "an extra force of technical experts" were required to create the effect "in spite of the heat of the California sun."[6]
Reception
One reviewer praised the film for not being melodramatic, and for being suitable for and entertaining to children.[7] Multiple reviewers cited the 20-year-old Love as being quite convincing as a child,[8] one calling her performance "a triumph of natural acting."[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Palmer, Frederick; Howard, Eric (1922). Photoplay Plot Encyclopedia. Los Angeles: Palmer Photoplay Corporation. p. 74.
- ↑ "Carolyn of the Corners Leads Pathé March 9". The Moving Picture World: 1512. March 15, 1919.
- ↑ "Carolyn of the Corners; Human Story, Well Acted". Exhibitor's Trade Review. 5 (13): 991.
- 1 2 3 4 McElravy, Robert C. (March 1, 1919). "Carolyn of the Corners". The Moving Picture World: 1242.
- ↑ Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. London. p. 146. ISBN 1857392299.
- ↑ "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". 78 (2055). May 11, 1918: 663.
- ↑ Metcalfe, Lyne S. (March 1919). "Carolyn of the Corners". Reel and Slide: 22–23.
- ↑ "Amusements and Functions". Ashburton Guardian. 41 (9277). July 27, 1920. p. 1.
Wee Bessie… makes you feel at home by her charming actions