Shore Acres is a 1920

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directed by Rex Ingram that was based on the stage play by

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. It was adapted from the play by Arthur J. Zellner. The silent film was released on May 16, 1920, and runs for 60 minutes, over 6 reels. It is unknown if any copies of the film survive. Thus the film may be

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Plot

A period newspaper gives the following description: "''Shore Acres'' is a story of plain New England folk on the rock ribbed coast of Maine. Martin Berry, a stern old lighthouse keeper, forbids his spirited daughter Helen to speak to the man she loves! It is Martin's fondest hope that Helen will marry Josiah Blake, the village banker. Helen refuses to obey her father, and elopes with her sweetheart on the "Liddy Ann," a vessel bound down the coast. Her father learns of her departure, and insane with rage, he prevents his brother, Nathaniel, from lighting the beacon that will guide the vessel safely out through the rocks of the harbor. Desperately the two men battle together in the lighthouse—one to save the vessel, the other to destroy her. A sou'easter is raging, and during their struggle the "Liddy Ann" goes on the rocks and the passengers are left to the mercy of the storm. The scene fairly makes the nerves tingle with excitement. What befalls thereafter is thrillingly unfolded in this picturization of the greatest American play of the century. ''Shore Acres'' is a big human drama of thrills and heart throbs, replete with delicious humor and tender pathos."

Cast

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as Helen Berry *

Robert D. Walker Robert Donald Walker (June 18, 1888 – March 4, 1954) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1953. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles. Selected filmography * ''The Vampire's ...

as Sam Warren *

Edward Connelly Edward Connelly (December 30, 1859 – November 21, 1928) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Connelly had a Broadway theater career going back to the Victorian era. His Broadway credits include ''The Wild Du ...

as Uncle Nat Berry *

Frank Brownlee Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Sol ...

as Martin Berry *

Joseph Kilgour Joseph Kilgour (11 July 1863 – 21 April 1933) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. He was a well-known veteran stage actor in Broadway theatre before entering silent films. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1909 and 1926. Kil ...

as Josiah Blake *

Margaret McWade Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic ...

as Ann Berry, Martin's Wife *

Nancy Caswell Nancy Caswell (October 28, 1913 – February 2, 1987) was an American child actress of the silent era and later as an adult in talkies, including a Three Stooges work. As a baby she was proclaimed the "perfect baby" and was the youngest actr ...

as Milly Berry *Franklyn Garland as Captain Ben *Burwell Hamrick as Young Nat Berry *Richard Headrick as Richard Berry *Carol Jackson as Carol Berry *John P. Morse as Tom *Mary Beaton (undetermined role)

Production

Director Rex Ingram and

Alice Terry Alice Frances Taaffe (July 24, 1899 – December 22, 1987), known professionally as Alice Terry, was an American film actress and director. She began her career during the silent film era, appearing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1 ...

first met during the making of the film in 1920. They would eventually marry over a weekend during filming of ''

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'' in 1922. ''Shore Acres'' was filmed near Laguna, California.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shore Acres (film) 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Rex Ingram Metro Pictures films 1920s American films