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Wikipedia article




'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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090604060139/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43147 'Morals' (1921)] at British Film Institute Archive[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/Morals1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Morals'] at silentera.com[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=6475 'The Morals of Marcus' as produced on Broadway, at the Criterion Theatre, beginning November 18, 1907; IBDb.com][http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2045/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Morals']

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