Her Final Reckoning

Her Final Reckoning
Directed byÉmile Chautard
Screenplay byJules Claretie
Charles E. Whittaker
Produced byAdolph Zukor
StarringPauline Frederick
John Miltern
Robert Cain
Warren Cook
Joseph W. Smiley
James Laffey
CinematographyJacques Bizeul (fr)
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 23, 1918 (1918-06-23)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Her Final Reckoning is a lost[1][2] 1918 American silent drama film directed by Émile Chautard and written by Jules Claretie and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Pauline Frederick, John Miltern, Robert Cain, Warren Cook, Joseph W. Smiley, and James Laffey. The film was released on June 23, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.[3][4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[5] Marsa (Frederick), daughter of a Russian nobleman whose wealth she inherits, meets and falls in love with Prince Zilah (Miltern) in Paris. Between them rises the shadow of a secret, the nature of which is revealed, with Count Menko (Cain) hurrying to Paris upon learning of Marsa's engagement to the Prince. The Count orders her to meet him in the garden. She turns her dogs loose on him and he is badly injured and disappears for a time. The Count sends a packet of love letters to the Prince on the eve of the marriage. Marsa becomes ill and loses her mind. A friend of Prince runs down the Count and kills him in a duel. The Prince and Marsa are reconciled.

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Her Final Reckoning was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors issued an Adults Only permit and cut, in Reel 2, the intertitle "At midnight this key will bring me your presence and you shall have your letters back, if —".[6]

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Her Final Reckoning
  2. ^ The Pauline Frederick Website; by Greta De Groat, Stanford
  3. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Her-Final-Reckoning - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Her Final Reckoning (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Reviews: Her Final Reckoning". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 29. July 6, 1918.
  6. ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. July 6, 1918.


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