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''Janice Meredith'', also known as ''The Beautiful Rebel'', is a silent film starring
Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...
, released in 1924 and based on the book and play of the same name written by Paul Leicester Ford and
Edward Everett Rose Edward Everett Rose (February 11, 1862 - April 2, 1939) was an American playwright. He adapted a number of popular novels into plays, including '' Janice Meredith'', ''Richard Carvel'', ''David Harum'', ''Eben Holden'', '' The Battle of the Stro ...
. The play opened at the end of 1900 and was the first starring vehicle for stage actress
Mary Mannering Mary Mannering (born Florence Friend; April 29, 1876 – January 21, 1953) was an English actress. She studied for the stage under Hermann Vezin. She made her debut at Manchester in 1892 under her own name of Florence Friend. Biography Born Cl ...
. The movie follows the actions of Janice Meredith, who helps
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and
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during the
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.


Plot

Following a disappointment in love, Lord Brereton assumes the name of Charles Fownes, arranges passage to the American Colonies as a bondservant, and finds a place with Squire Meredith, a wealthy New Jersey landowner. When Charles falls in love with the squire's daughter, Janice, she is sent to live with an aunt in
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. Janice learns of the planned British troop movement to the Lexington arsenal and gives the warning that results in Paul Revere's ride. Charles reveals his true station and becomes an aide to Washington. When he is captured by the British, Janice arranges his escape and later helps him learn the disposition of the British troops at Trenton. Janice returns to her home and agrees to marry Philemon Hennion, an aristocrat of her father's choosing. Charles and some Continental troops halt the wedding and confiscate the Meredith lands. Janice flees to
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, and Charles follows her. He is arrested but is freed when the British general, Howe, recognizes Charles as his old friend, Lord Brereton. Janice and her father retire with the British to Yorktown. During the bombardment by Washington's forces, Lord Clowes binds Janice and abducts her in his coach. Charles rescues her. With peace restored, Janice and Charles meet at Mount Vernon, where they are to be married in the presence of President Washington.


Cast

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Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...
as Janice Meredith *
Holbrook Blinn Holbrook Blinn was an American stage and film actor. Early years Blinn was the son of Civil War veteran Col. Charles Blinn and actress Nellie Holbrook-Blinn. He was born in San Francisco and attended Stanford University before he began a career ...
as Lord Clowes * Harrison Ford as Charles Fownes * Macklyn Arbuckle as Squire Meredith * Joseph Kilgour as General George Washington * Hattie Delaro as Mrs. Meredith * George Nash as Lord Howe *
Tyrone Power, Sr. Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power Sr. (2 May 1869 – 23 December 1931) was an English-born American stage and screen actor, known professionally as Tyrone Power. He is now usually referred to as Tyrone Power Sr. to differentiate him from his son ...
as Lord Cornwallis *
May Vokes May Vokes ( – September 13, 1957) was an American actress and comedienne. She appeared primarily in comedic roles in stage play A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical ...
as Susie * W.C. Fields as A British Sergeant *
Olin Howland Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Life and career Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, an ...
as Philemon *
Helen Lee Worthing Helen Lee Worthing (1905 - 1948) was an American actress, mostly active in the era of silent film. Early years The daughter of a prominent businessman in Boston, Worthing was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a teenager, she received a prize ...
as Mrs. Loring *
Spencer Charters Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles. Biography Charters was born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Until ...
as Squire Hennion * Douglas Stevenson as Captain Mowbrary * Lionel Adams as Thomas Jefferson * Edwin Argus as Louis XVI * Lee Beggs as Benjamin Franklin * Nicolai Koesberg as Lafayette * Ken Maynard as Paul Revere * Burton McEvilly as Alexander Hamilton * Harlan Knight as Theodore Larkin * Walter Law as General Charles Lee *
Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard.Eforgan, Estel. Leslie Howard: The Los ...
as Dr. Joseph Warren * Florence Turner as Maid


Production

In her 19th film,
Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...
starred as Janice Meredith in a story about the American Revolution. As with ''
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'', this film was not considered to be a hit, but the trade papers reported a record-breaking run at the Cosmopolitan Theater in New York. Exteriors were shot in New York with extended location shooting in Upstate New York. Hearst built a replica of Trenton, NJ, in Plattsburgh, and the Saranac River doubled for the Delaware. Other scenes were filmed on Lake Placid.
Screenland ''Screenland'' was a monthly U.S. magazine about movies, published between September 1920 and June 1971,W.C. Fields in his feature film debut. Davies and Fields had worked together in the 1916 edition of the "Ziegfeld Follies." Lorusso, Edward (2017) ''The Silent Films of Marion Davies'', CreateSpace, pp. 104-105.


Survival status

The existing print is actually the British version, which was titled '' The Beautiful Rebel''.


References


External links

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AFI information on the film
* {{E. Mason Hopper 1924 films 1924 drama films American black-and-white films American Revolutionary War films American romantic drama films American silent feature films Films based on adaptations Films based on American novels American films based on plays Films directed by E. Mason Hopper Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Cultural depictions of George Washington Cultural depictions of Thomas Jefferson Cultural depictions of Louis XVI Cultural depictions of Benjamin Franklin Cultural depictions of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Cultural depictions of Paul Revere Cultural depictions of Alexander Hamilton 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films