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词条 Acquitted (1916 film)
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Cast

  3. Production

  4. Reception

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}{{infobox film
| name = Acquitted
| image = Acquitted 1917 newspaper.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Newspaper advertisement
| director = Paul Powell[1]
| studio = Fine Arts Films
| based on = {{based on|"Acquitted"[1][1]|Mary Roberts Rinehart}}
| writer = Roy Somerville[2][5]
Tod Browning (uncredited)
| starring = Wilfred Lucas
Mary Alden
Bessie Love[3]
| cinematography = John Leezer[4]
| editing =
| distributor = Triangle Film Corporation
| released = {{film date|1916|2|6}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}

Acquitted is a 1916 silent mystery film[5] produced by the Fine Arts Films Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. Paul Powell directed a screenplay by Roy Somerville. Tod Browning served as an uncredited writer.{{cn|date=February 2019}}

This film marks the first starring role of Wilfred Lucas,[5] and may mark Bessie Love's film debut. The film is presumed lost.[6][7]

Plot

The police accuse innocent bookkeeper John Carter (Lucas) of having committed the murder of a cashier. A reporter, who is in love with Carter's daughter (Love), proves that Carter is innocent. After a time, Carter's daughter convinces his former employer to hire him back.[8][9][10]

Cast

  • Wilfred Lucas as John Carter
  • Mary Alden as Mrs. Carter
  • Bessie Love as Helen Carter
  • Carmen De Rue as Nellie Carter
  • Elmer Clifton as Ned Fowler
  • Sam de Grasse as Ira Wolcott
  • W.J. Freemont as night watchman
  • Spottiswoode Aitken as Charles Ryder
  • James O'Shea as police chief
  • F.A. Turner as police captain

Production

Bessie Love won some of her own clothing as her wardrobe in the film.[11]

Reception

The film was well-reviewed.[12] Wilfred Lucas received positive reviews for his performance in the lead role, as did Powell's direction.[12][13][14] Bessie Love was positively compared to her contemporaries Mary Pickford and Mae Marsh.[15]

References

Notes
1. ^{{cite book|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|editor-first=Alan|editor-last=Goble|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA662|page=662|isbn=9783110951943|date=2011-09-08}}
2. ^{{cite journal|journal=The Photoplayers Weekly|date=November 27, 1915|title=Purely Personal Mention|page=3|url=https://archive.org/details/ThePhotoplayersWeeklySept.1915ToMarch1916/page/n41}}
3. ^{{cite journal|journal=The Photoplayers Weekly|date=January 29, 1916|title=Purely Personal Mention|page=4|url=https://archive.org/details/ThePhotoplayersWeeklySept.1915ToMarch1916/page/n91}}
4. ^{{harvnb|Love|1977|p=148}}
5. ^{{cite journal|date=February 26, 1916|url=https://archive.org/details/motography151elec/page/450|page=450|journal=Motography|volume=15|issue=9|title=Lucas Starred by Griffith}}
6. ^Acquitted at silentera.com
7. ^The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911–20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
8. ^{{cite book|title=Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography|first=Ken|last=Wlaschin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5UZDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|page=4|isbn=9780786443505|date=2009-04-28}}
9. ^{{cite journal|date=January 15, 1916|url=https://archive.org/details/motography151elec/page/110|page=110|journal=Motography|volume=15|issue=3|title=Wilfred Lucas Now a Star}}
10. ^{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/PhotoplayMagazineApril1916/page/n99|journal=Photoplay Magazine|date=April 1916|page=100|title=The Shadow Stage|last=Julian|first=Johnson}}
11. ^{{harvnb|Love|1977|pp=80–82}}
12. ^{{cite journal|date=February 12, 1916|url=https://archive.org/details/motography151elec/page/368|page=368|journal=Motography|volume=15|issue=7|title=The Current Triangle Bill}}
13. ^{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/PhotoplayMagazineJune1916/page/n97|journal=Photoplay Magazine|pages=97–99|title=Messrs. Wilfred Lucas|date=June 1916|volume=10|issue=1}}
14. ^{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/PhotoplayMagazineApril1916/page/n103|journal=Photoplay Magazine|date=April 1916|page=104|title=The Shadow Stage|last=Julian|first=Johnson}}
15. ^{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/PhotoplayMagazineApril1916/page/n109|journal=Photoplay Magazine|date=April 1916|page=110|title=Plays and Players|last=York|first=Cal}}
Bibliography
  • {{cite book |last=Love |first=Bessie |year=1977 |title=From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love |location=London |publisher=Elm Tree Books |oclc=734075937 |ref=harv}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0006338|Acquitted}}
  • {{AllMovie title|131003|Acquitted}}
  • {{TCMDb title|553086|Acquitted}}
  • {{BFI|4ce2b6e803909|Acquitted}}
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