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''The Chorus Lady'' is a 1915 American
Patricia O'Brian is engaged to Danny Mallory, a detective whose ambition is to own a farm and leave the Broadway life for the countryside. Patricia, on the other hand, is a chorus girl and, knowing the theater environment, tries to keep Nora, her younger sister, away from her. The girl, with a head full of crickets for the celebrity world, attracts the attention of Dicky Crawford, a patron of the womanizing arts who gets her a part in a show. Nora falls in love and Patricia tries to distract Crawford's interest from her sister by flirting with him. During the dress rehearsal, Patricia is chosen to replace the first sick actress. But, while in the dressing room, he sees a note that Nora is preparing to go to Crawford's apartment. Half dressed, he rushes to stop her, leaving the theater as he is, throwing on only a coat over the petticoat. At Crawford's house, the man tells her he is only interested in her. The two, however, are surprised by Danny who, working as an investigator for Crawford's wife, is looking for evidence to nail the man so that his wife can get a divorce. Having found his girlfriend wearing only underwear under her coat, Danny doesn't want to hear Patricia's protests of innocence. Only later, when Pat is about to be evicted, do the two manage to talk and clarify. Reconciled, they marry, moving to the countryside with Nora and her new boyfriend, a young stage assistant in love with her.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Chorus Lady''
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comedy
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silent film
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directed by Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher (born Franz Reicher; December 2, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a German-born American actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Captain Englehorn in the 1933 film ''King Kong''.
Early life
Reicher was born in Mu ...
. The screenplay was by Marion Fairfax
Marion Fairfax (born Marion Neiswanger; October 24, 1875 – October 2, 1970) was an American screenwriter, playwright, actress, and producer.
Early career
Fairfax first started her career as a stage actress, just like many other women did in ...
and James Forbes. The film stars Cleo Ridgely
Cleo Ridgely-Horne (born Freda Cleo Helwig, May 12, 1893 – August 18, 1962) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures. Her career began early in the silent film era, in 1911, and continued for forty years. She retired in the 1930s bu ...
, Marjorie Daw, Wallace Reid, Richard Grey and Mrs. Lewis McCord.
It is based on a book and play of the same name, written in 1906 by James Forbes, written in 1906 for Rose Stahl
Rosalie Stahl (October 29, 1868 – 1955) was a Canadian-born American stage actress.
Early life
Her father was Col. Ernest Karl Stahl, a Prussian-born newspaperman who was drama and music critic for the '' Chicago InterOcean'' and her mother, ...
.
The film was released on October 18, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. It was remade in 1924 by Ralph Ince
Ralph Waldo Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film, silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince (actor), John E. I ...
.
Plot
Patricia O'Brian is engaged to Danny Mallory, a detective whose ambition is to own a farm and leave the Broadway life for the countryside. Patricia, on the other hand, is a chorus girl and, knowing the theater environment, tries to keep Nora, her younger sister, away from her. The girl, with a head full of crickets for the celebrity world, attracts the attention of Dicky Crawford, a patron of the womanizing arts who gets her a part in a show. Nora falls in love and Patricia tries to distract Crawford's interest from her sister by flirting with him. During the dress rehearsal, Patricia is chosen to replace the first sick actress. But, while in the dressing room, he sees a note that Nora is preparing to go to Crawford's apartment. Half dressed, he rushes to stop her, leaving the theater as he is, throwing on only a coat over the petticoat. At Crawford's house, the man tells her he is only interested in her. The two, however, are surprised by Danny who, working as an investigator for Crawford's wife, is looking for evidence to nail the man so that his wife can get a divorce. Having found his girlfriend wearing only underwear under her coat, Danny doesn't want to hear Patricia's protests of innocence. Only later, when Pat is about to be evicted, do the two manage to talk and clarify. Reconciled, they marry, moving to the countryside with Nora and her new boyfriend, a young stage assistant in love with her.
Cast
*Cleo Ridgely
Cleo Ridgely-Horne (born Freda Cleo Helwig, May 12, 1893 – August 18, 1962) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures. Her career began early in the silent film era, in 1911, and continued for forty years. She retired in the 1930s bu ...
as Patricia O'Brian
* Marjorie Daw as Nora O'Brian
* Wallace Reid as Danny Mallory
*Richard Grey as Dicky Crawford
*Mrs. Lewis McCord as Landlady
Preservation status
*The film is now lost./ref>
References
External links
* 1915 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films Lost American films American silent feature films Lost comedy films Films directed by Frank Reicher 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub