''Love's Crucible'' is a 1916 American film directed by

Emile Chautard Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

based on the play ''The Point of View'' by

Jules Eckert Goodman Jules Eckert Goodman (November 2, 1876 – July 10, 1962) was an American playwright and author. He was best known for his plays ''The Man Who Came Back'' (1916), ''The Silent Voice (play), The Silent Voice'' (1914), ''Chains'' (1923), and a se ...

. The film stars

Frances Nelson Frances "Fanny" Nelson, Viscountess Nelson ( Frances Herbert Woolward, formerly Nisbet; (1758 4 May 1831), is best known as the wife of Horatio Nelson, the British naval officer who won several victories over the French during the French Rev ...

.Larry Langman ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era'' Page 325 0313306575 - 1998 " Country girl Frances Nelson journeys to New York to study art in Emile Chautard's drama, Love's Crucible (1916), based on the play, The Point of View, by Jules Eckert Goodman. However, she is unaware that her boyfriend back home is paying for her education"

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1916 films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub