Let Not Man Put Asunder is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, produced and directed by J. Stuart Blackton, and distributed by Vitagraph, a company Blackton co-founded. The story is based on a 1902 novel of the same name by Basil King about divorce.[1]
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| Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Written by | Charles Gaskill (scenario) |
| Based on | Let Not Man Put Asunder by Basil King |
| Produced by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Starring | Pauline Frederick Lou Tellegen |
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| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Similarly, Let No Man Put Asunder, titled film was made in 1913 by the Essanay Company starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne.
Plot
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Cast
edit- Pauline Frederick as Petrina Faneuil
- Lou Tellegen as Dick Lechmere
- Leslie Austin as Harry Vassall
- Helena D'Algy as Felicia De Proney
- Pauline Neff as Lady De Bohun
- Barbara Leonard as Polly De Bohun
- Maurice Costello as Sir Humphrey
- Martha Petelle as Mrs. Vassall
- Gladys Frazin as Gentian Tyrell
- Homer Lynn as Chaillot
- Clifton Webb as Major Bertie (uncredited)
Costars Tellegen and Frazin both committed unrelated suicides after their respective serial divorces and career declines.[2]
Preservation
editWith no prints of Let Not Man Put Asunder found in any film archive,[3][4] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Let Not Man Put Asunder at silentera.com
- ^ Kenneth Anger, Hollywood Babylon II, Plume reprint, 1984, NY, p.233.
- ^ "Let Not Man Put Asunder (1924)". stanford.edu. May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Let Not Man Put Asunder
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Let Not Man Put Asunder.
- Let Not Man Put Asunder at IMDb
- Let Not Man Put Asunder at AllMovie
- Stills at the Pauline Frederick website
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