''Melting Millions'' is a 1917 American silent
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Otis Turner
Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles ...
and starring
Sydney Deane
Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie.
Biography In Australia
Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a prom ...
, Cecil Holland, Velma Whitman,
George Walsh
George Frederick Walsh (March 16, 1889 – June 13, 1981) was an American actor. An all-around athlete, who became an actor and later returned to sport, he enjoyed 40 years of fame and was a performer with dual appeal, with women loving hi ...
, and
Frank Alexander. The film was released by
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
on February 19, 1917.
Plot
Jack Ballentine, young and irresponsible, discovers that in order to inherit his uncle's fortune, he must prove to Mrs. Walton, his guardian, that he is a competent businessman. Jack, totally devoid of any business acumen, doesn't hit one. Escaped to the West, he saves a girl and her father from a gang of robbers, while Mrs. Walton freezes his bank accounts, leaving him penniless. The young man proves brave, however, when he saves Jane, the girl, from being kidnapped by her father's former secretary, thus finally winning the approval of Mrs. Walton.
Cast
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Sydney Deane
Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie.
Biography In Australia
Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a prom ...
as Uncle Peter
*Cecil Holland as Casey
*Velma Whitman as Mrs. Wilson
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George Walsh
George Frederick Walsh (March 16, 1889 – June 13, 1981) was an American actor. An all-around athlete, who became an actor and later returned to sport, he enjoyed 40 years of fame and was a performer with dual appeal, with women loving hi ...
as Jack Ballantine
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Frank Alexander as Bailey
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Anna Luther as Jane
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Charles K. Gerrard as Hamilton
Preservation
The film is now considered
lost
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History
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American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Melting Millions''
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References
External links
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1917 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
1917 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Fox Film films
Lost American films
Lost comedy films
1917 lost films
Films directed by Otis Turner
1910s American films
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