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Without Mercy (film)

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'Without Mercy' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by George Melford and starring Dorothy Phillips and Vera Reynolds. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/13396 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'Without Mercy'][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WithoutMercy1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Without Mercy'] at silentera.com

Plot



As described in a film magazine reviews, Sir Melmoth Craven, British political leader, seeks to borrow a huge amount of money to defray the expense of his election to Parliament. He is turned down by Garth and Garth, Ltd., and obtains the money from Madame Gordon, an underworld moneylender, at usurious rates. Mrs. Enid Garth, head of the former house, learns of the deal. Trouble arises when Sir Melmoth and Margaret Garth, daughter of the woman, become involved in each other. John Orme, Margaret's fianc and also a Member of Parliament, becomes disgruntled. Mrs. Garth enters the scene and orders Melmoth to leave. When she learns of her daughter's infatuation with Melmoth, she proves to Margaret that Melmoth is a beast by showing her shoulders, which bear the scars made by Melmoth twenty years earlier. John and Melmoth become political opponents in the election. Melmoth wins and then accuses his opponent of fraud, and John is put in jail. Melmoth expects to win Margaret, but at this time he is asked to pay back his loan. He kidnaps Margaret and places her on a barge with dynamite. John gets out of jail in time to swim to the barge where he rescues Margaret just in time to save her from being blown into atoms. Melmoth is apprehended and convicted of his crimes.

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Preservation status



A print of 'Without Mercy' is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3227/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Without Mercy']

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