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The Satin Girl
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Wikipedia article
'The Satin Girl' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Mabel Forrest, Norman Kerry and Marc McDermott.Connelly p.406 The main themes of the film are amnesia and brainwashing. Lenore Vance, the main character, loses her memory due to shock. A wicked uncle reprograms her into a robber.
Plot
The story revolves around a young woman named Lenore Vance (Mabel Forrest), who loses her memory after witnessing the death of her father Silas Gregg (William H Turner). She commits a series of robberies due to being brainwashed by her elderly, reclusive, chemist uncle named Fargo (Marc Mac Dermott). She later becomes the person of interest in the murder of her father, being labelled by the authorities as "The Satin Girl". A physician named Dr. Richard Taunton (Norman Kerry) meets Lenore at a party thrown by Millie Brown-Potter (Kate Lester), and becomes infatuated with her. After discovering that Lenore has taken pieces of jewelry from himself and Mrs. Potter, he uses a piece of evidence left behind to investigate the crimes himself, and makes the discovery that Fargo is the one who killed Silas. The police are notified, but they discover that he has committed suicide upon arriving at his house. It is later revealed to the audience that the entire story is in a book that Lenore is reading.C.S. Sewell. The Satin Girl. 'Moving Picture World.' Vol. 65. 8 December 1923.Kodascope Libraries, Inc. 'Descriptive Catalogue of Kodascope Library Motion Pictures'. Vol.2. 1926. Pp. 127.
Cast
* Mabel Forrest as Lenore Vance
* Norman Kerry as Dr. Richard Taunton
* Marc McDermott as Fargo Gregg
* Clarence Burton as Moran
* Florence Lawrence as Sylvia
* Kate Lester as Millie Brown-Potter
* Reed House as Norton Pless
* William H. Turner as Silas Gregg
*Walter Stephens as Harg
Reception
The film received high praise for its casting upon release. C.S Sewell of 'The Moving Picture World' writes: "Norman Kerry is well cast as the young physician and Marc McDermott is effective as the master-criminal. Mabel Forrest does good work as the girl. The remainder of the cast is satisfactory." One reviewer from 'Variety' says: "Mabel Forrest can act, and does so with skill and intelligence. Then there's Marc McDermott, a character actor who classes with the very best of the screen's handful of the good ones. Norman Kerry gives a dignified portrayal of the M.D., and the contributory parts are unusually well played."The Satin Girl. 'Variety.' Vol. 73 Issue 23. 6 December 1923. pp 26.
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. 'The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2'. December Press, 1998.
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