''Lon of Lone Mountain'' is a 1915 American

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silent

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directed by

Joe De Grasse Joseph Louis De Grasse (May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadians, Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse. Biography Joseph De Grasse had studied and was a first-class grad ...

, witten by

Ida May Park Ida May Park (December 28, 1879 – June 13, 1954) was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era, in the early 20th century. She wrote for more than 50 films between 1914 and 1930, and directed 14 films between 1917 and 192 ...

, and featuring

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

and Arthur Shirley. The film is now presumed

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. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in the role of "Lon", the mountain man.

Plot

Melissa lives in a backward mountain community with her stern stepfather, Dan Hadley. Her sweetheart, Lon Moore, is horrified by the beatings Melissa receives from her stepdad. Meanwhile, a handsome new schoolmaster has arrived in the community, and all of the women fawn over him. The schoolteacher takes an interest in Melissa, protects her from abuse and finally induces her to enroll as a student at the school. Lon becomes wildly jealous, and convinces the other men that the schoolteacher is out to steal all of their women. Lon soon realizes however that the teacher actually has good intentions, and when the townspeople make an attempt to kill him, Lon shields the man and is injured himself. Melissa realizes what a good man Lon is, and she decides to go back to him.

Cast

* Marcia Moore as Melissa * George Burrell as Dan Hadley (Melissa's stepfather) *

as Lon Moore, a mountain man *

Arthur Shirley Arthur Shirley (31 August 1886 – 24 November 1967) was an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director of theatre and film. He experienced some success as a film actor in Hollywood between 1914 and 1920. Biography Early life Born Hen ...

as the schoolmaster

Reception

"An unusually pleasing mountain story by Ida May Park. The types are good and the atmosphere unusually pleasing. A good release." --- Moving Picture World "Lon Chaney endows this backwoods love story with a strong character study. Joe De Grasse produced it so its artistic qualities can best be imagined. It surely is a worthy one-reeler in every one of its major respects." ---Motion Picture News

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lon Of Lone Mountain 1915 films 1915 drama films 1915 short films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Joseph De Grasse Lost American drama films Universal Pictures short films 1915 lost films 1910s American films