''The Miracle of Love'' is a 1919 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent star Mae Murray with the two formin ...
and written by Adrian Johnson based upon the 1914 novel of the same name by
Cosmo Hamilton
Cosmo Hamilton (29 April 1870 – 14 October 1942), born Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs, was an English playwright and novelist. He was the brother of writers Arthur Hamilton Gibbs, Francis William Hamilton Gibbs, Helen Katherine Hamilton Gibbs an ...
. The film stars
Lucy Cotton
Lucy Cotton (August 29, 1895 – 12 December 1948) was an American actress who appeared in 12 films between 1910 and 1921.
Biography
Cotton was born in Houston, Texas, United States and died in Miami Beach, Florida.[Jackie Saunders
Jackie Saunders (born Anna Jackal; October 6, 1892 – July 14, 1954) was an American silent screen actress who was one of the major players and stars of Balboa Films.
Early years
She was born Anna Jackal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Car ...]
,
Wyndham Standing
Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor.
Early years
Standing was born in London, England and died in Los An ...
, and
Ivo Dawson
Ivo Dawson (13 December 1879 - 7 March 1934) was a British actor.
Dawson was born in Rutland, England, UK and died in Los Angeles, California, USA, age 54.
Selected filmography
* ''The Miracle of Love'' (1919)
* '' The Broken Melody'' (1919)
* ' ...
. The film was released on November 23, 1919, by
Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a
lost film
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Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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Clive (Standing), the younger brother of the Duke of Cheshire, is greatly relieved when the Duke marries an American woman of wealth. He then feels at liberty to pursue his conquest of the Duchess of Cheshire (Davenport), whose husband's brutality has led the Lady to seek companionship elsewhere. However, the untimely death of the Duke and Duchess throw upon his shoulders the responsibilities of the title and estate. Consequently, he becomes engaged to Cornelia Kirby, an American heiress, and looks forward to a life spent in fulfillment of duty. then a man from America arrives and claims Cornelia as his own. The death of the Duke of Cheshire leaves the way open for Clive to marry his widow and find happiness.
Cast
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Lucy Cotton
Lucy Cotton (August 29, 1895 – 12 December 1948) was an American actress who appeared in 12 films between 1910 and 1921.
Biography
Cotton was born in Houston, Texas, United States and died in Miami Beach, Florida.[Jackie Saunders
Jackie Saunders (born Anna Jackal; October 6, 1892 – July 14, 1954) was an American silent screen actress who was one of the major players and stars of Balboa Films.
Early years
She was born Anna Jackal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Car ...]
as Cornelia Kirby
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Wyndham Standing
Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor.
Early years
Standing was born in London, England and died in Los An ...
as Clive Herbert
*
Ivo Dawson
Ivo Dawson (13 December 1879 - 7 March 1934) was a British actor.
Dawson was born in Rutland, England, UK and died in Los Angeles, California, USA, age 54.
Selected filmography
* ''The Miracle of Love'' (1919)
* '' The Broken Melody'' (1919)
* ' ...
as Duke of Harwich
*
Percy Standing
Percy Standing (26 October 1882 – 17 September 1950) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Lambeth, London and died in Placer County, California.
Selected filmography ...
as George, Duke of Cheshire
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Edward Earle
Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ...
as Howard McClintock
References
External links
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*Hamilton, Cosmo (1915),
The Miracle of Love', New York: George Doran Company. on the
Internet Archive
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1919 films
1910s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1919 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Lost American films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
American black-and-white films
Films based on British novels
1919 lost films
Lost drama films
1910s American films
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