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The Governor's Lady (1915 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Governor's Lady' is a surviving 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by William C. deMille based on the 1912 play 'The Governor's Lady' by Alice Bradley.
The film stars May Allison, Edith Wynne Matthison, James Neill, Theodore Roberts and Tom Forman. The film was released on March 14, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
A simple miner named Daniel Slade (James Neill) and his wife Mary (Edith Wynne Matthison) live in the mountains. Mary has a miscarriage and shortly after that Daniel discovers gold. The new wealth divides them; Daniel wants to join high society but Mary wants to continue living the simple life. Daniel gets frustrated and considers marrying Katherine Strickland (May Allison), but in the end he realizes he loves Mary and follows her back to the cabin. By this time he has entered politics as a governor and he persuades her to return to be the governor's lady.
Cast
*May Allison as Katherine Strickland
*Edith Wynne Matthison
*James Neill as Daniel Slade
*Theodore Roberts as Senator Strickland
*Tom Forman as Robert Hayes
Preservation status
*A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus.'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress', (<-book title) p.71 c.1978 by the American Film Institute[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1882/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'..The Governor's Lady']
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