The Misleading Lady

"The story of a kidnapping of a modern society bride."

1916 0h 50m EN

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Synopsis

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Helen Steele, who has theatrical aspirations, has been told by Sidney Parker that, owing to her lack of stage experience he cannot entertain her proposition of giving her the leading part in his new production, "The Siren." Believing that she can get Parker to consent if she is persuasive enough, Helen has her fiancé, Henry Tracey, invite the theatrical manager to the party to be given by John W. Cannell so that she may work upon him. At the affair Helen manages to obtain Parker's consent to give her a trial it she is successful in having Jack Craigen, a friend of Cannell, who has been living in Patagonia for a long time and who is a woman hater, propose to her.

“The story of a kidnapping of a modern society bride.”

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Cast

Henry B. Walthall
Jack Craiger
Edna Mayo
Helen Steele
Sidney Ainsworth
Henry Tracey
Edward Arnold
Sidney Parker
Harry Dunkinson
Boney
John Junior
Keen Fitzpatrick
John Cossar
John W. Cannell
Charles J. Stine
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur Berthelet
Writers: H.S. Sheldon
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Henry B. Walthall and Edna Mayo and Sidney Ainsworth carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of a kidnapping of a modern society bride.".

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IMDB entry: tt0005752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Arthur Berthelet directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Henry B. Walthall and Edna Mayo and Sidney Ainsworth carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The story of a kidnapping of a modern society bride.".
6IMDB entry: tt0005752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.