Morals (film)

1921 American silent drama film

November 1921 (1921-11)

Running time

5 reels (5,152 feet)CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Morals is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring May McAvoy, William P. Carleton, and Marian Skinner. It is based on a 1905 novel, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William J. Locke, which was produced as a 1907 Broadway play starring Marie Doro who later made her screen debut in a 1915 film version.

A British talking version of Locke's story was made in 1935 as The Morals of Marcus.

Plot

A woman escapes the Turkish harem in which she has been brought up and flees to London in the company of a British adventurer.

Cast

May McAvoy as Carlotta
William P. Carleton as Sir Marcus Ordeyne
W.E. Lawrence as Sebastian Pasquale
Marian Skinner as Mrs McMurray
Nick De Ruiz as Hamdi
Starke Patteson as Harry
Kathlyn Williams as Judith Mainwaring
Bridgetta Clark as Antoinette
Sidney Bracey as Stinson

Preservation status

This film is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Morals (1921) at British Film Institute Archive
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Morals at silentera.com
^ The Morals of Marcus as produced on Broadway, at the Criterion Theatre, beginning November 18, 1907; IBDb.com
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Morals