The Love That Lives
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by Scudder Middleton
| The Love That Lives | |
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_-_1.jpg) Still with Pauline Frederick | |
| Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
| Based on | "Flames of Sacrifice" by Scudder Middleton |
| Starring | Pauline Frederick |
| Cinematography | Ned Van Buren |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Love That Lives is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film stars Pauline Frederick and was directed by Robert G. Vignola. The film is based on the story "Flames of Sacrifice", by Scudder Middleton.[1]
A copy of this film is preserved at the George Eastman House in New York.[1][2]
As described in a film magazine review,[3] the life of Molly McGill (Frederick) has been a hard struggle since birth, and upon the death of her husband in a barroom brawl and her baby daughter in an accident, she offers herself to Harvey Brooks (St. Polis), a broker, to provide money for the education of her son Jimmy (Carroll / O'Malley). She keeps her life a secret from the boy. He grows to manhood, secures a position in the city fire department, and becomes engaged to Dora Palmer (Palmer). Molly breaks with Brooks and sinks to the slum's lowest level. One day while passing the engine room, Molly sees her son taking to his sweetheart. She gets a job as a scrubwoman and later saves Dora from Brooks by stabbing him. The office building catches fire and Jimmy saves Dora but is unable to save his mother.
Cast
- Pauline Frederick as Molly McGill
- John St. Polis as Harvey Brooks
- Pat O'Malley as Jimmy
- Joseph Carroll as Jimmy as a Child
- Violet Palmer as Dora Palmer
- Frank Evans as Pete McGill
- Eldean Steuart as Little Molly
