''A Strange Transgressor'' is a 1917
silent drama film
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starring
Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actor, actress. Known for her roles as a femme fatale, vamp in silent film, silent era film, motion picture drama film, dramas, she was credited with giving one of the b ...
,
J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...
, and
Colin Chase
Colin Chase (April 13, 1886 – April 25, 1937) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1886 in Lewiston, Idaho, Chase signed for his first film role in 1915 and starred in about 45 films. In 1916, he signed a long-term contract ...
.
Directed
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by
Reginald Barker
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Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, ...
and
produced by
Thomas H. Ince
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, the
screenplay
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Background
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was
adapted
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by
J. G. Hawks from the story by
John Lynch.
It was produced by the
Triangle Film Corporation
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History
The studio was founded in July 1 ...
and it was
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by
Triangle Distributing.
Plot
Lola Montrose (played by Glaum) is a
kept woman
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Description
A mistress is in a long-term relationship with her attached mister, and is often referred to ...
. The man she lives with while facing the scorn of society, famous surgeon Dr. John Hampton (played by Sherry), supports her in lavish style. She wishes he will marry her. Having tired of his mistress, however, Hampton tells her that he plans to marry a "good woman," Paula Chester (played by Matthews), who was originally intended for his son, Irwin (played by Chase). He is sure she will exert proper influence over Irwin.
Lola begs Hampton, whom she loves, to marry her instead. She tells him of her son, David (played by Giraci), who she sent away to school. But Hampton insists that he must not spoil his son's future.
In revenge, Lola decides to marry Irwin. Getting the young man intoxicated, she gets him to propose and they go to the minister. Because Irwin is drunk, however, the clergyman refuses to perform the marriage ceremony. As he was so drunk, Irwin does not realize that there was no actual wedding. He brings Lola home and introduces her to his father as his wife. Hampton, naturally, denounces her.
Lola then receives a call that her son, David, has been badly injured by a fall at school. His new wife, Paula, goes to Hampton and convinces him to operate on David, which saves the boys life. In gratitude, Lola relents. Admitting that the marriage was a hoax, she lets go of Irwin. Seeing his error, Hampton agrees to take care of her and her son.
Cast (in credits order)
*
Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actor, actress. Known for her roles as a femme fatale, vamp in silent film, silent era film, motion picture drama film, dramas, she was credited with giving one of the b ...
as Lola Montrose
*
J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...
as John Hampton
*
Colin Chase
Colin Chase (April 13, 1886 – April 25, 1937) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1886 in Lewiston, Idaho, Chase signed for his first film role in 1915 and starred in about 45 films. In 1916, he signed a long-term contract ...
as Irwin Hampton
*
Dorcas Matthews
Dorcas Neville Matthews (5 November 1890 – 24 January 1969) was an English actress in silent films in the U.S. She had numerous roles as a supporting actress and was well known.
Biography
Dorcas Neville Matthews was born in Lancashire, Englan ...
as Paula Chester
*
Mae Giraci
Mae Georgia Giraci (January 22, 1910 – January 10, 2006), also known as May Giraci, May Garcia, May Geraci, May Giracci, May Giracia and Tina Rossi, was an American child actress who appeared in silent films between 1915 and 1929.
Giraci was ...
as David
*J. Frank Burke as Brother Eulofian
*Will H. Bray as Hart Chester
Reception
Like many American films of the time, ''A Strange Transgressor'' was subject to cuts by
city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors cut two intertitles, "A slave of the senses" and "My mistress", and issued the film, due to its subject matter, an "adults only" permit.
References
External links
*
''A Strange Transgressor''at the
AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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1917 films
Silent American drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1917 drama films
Triangle Film Corporation films
Films directed by Reginald Barker
1910s American films