The Crucible (1914 film)

The Crucible is a 1914 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford and released through Paramount Pictures. Based on a novel of the same name by Mark Lee Luther (1872–1951), the film stars Marguerite Clark and Harold Lockwood.[1] The film is now presumed lost.[2]

The Crucible
Directed byEdwin S. Porter
Hugh Ford
Written byEdwin S. Porter (uncredited)
Hugh Ford (uncredited)
Based onThe Crucible by Mark Lee Luther
StarringMarguerite Clark
Harold Lockwood
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1914 (1914-12-14)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The film production does not relate to Arthur Miller's 1951 play, The Crucible.

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[3] Jean (Clark) is brought up as a boy by her father and, after Mr. Fenshaw dies, her boyish manner offends her mother and sisters. Jean is nagged and punished until one day she picks up a sickle and, without really intending to, cuts her sister's hand. She is sent to a reformatory. She later meets Craig Atwood (Lockwood), an artist in the woods, and goes through a series of trials to prove she is worthy of the love of her friend, the painter.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Crucible at silentera.com
  2. ^ Nunn, Curtis (1981). Marguerite Clark, America's Darling of Broadway and the Silent Screen. TCU Press. p. VII. lost film.
  3. ^ Wietzel, Edward (Feb 15, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: The Crucible". Moving Picture World. 39 (7). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 942. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
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