Partners of Fate
{{Short description|1921 film by Bernard Dunning}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Partner's of Fate Lobby Card.jpg
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Bernard Durning
| screenplay = Robert Dillon
| story = Stephen Chalmers
| starring = Louise Lovely
William Scott
Rosemary Theby
Philo McCollough
| cinematography = Otto Brautigan
Glenn Macwilliams
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1921|01}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Partners of Fate is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Bernard Durning.{{cite web |title=Partners of Fate (1921) |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/500870/partners-of-fate#overview |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=9 July 2021}} It is not known whether the film currently survives.{{cite web |title=Progressive Silent Film List:Partners of Fate |url=https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PartnersOfFate1921.html |website=Silent Era |access-date=9 July 2021}}
Plot
Helen Meriless is married to Byron Millard, while Frances Lloyd is married to John Fraser. Both couples are dysfunctional with Helen and John being the better partners. They all end up on the same ship for their honeymoon. The ship sinks with both couples ending up with each other's spouses on two separate islands. Frances and Byron end up cheating on their spouses with each other, while Helen and John do not break their vows. Byron and Frances are rescued, and leave their spouses. Helen and John reach civilization much later. When they do, Helen arrives at her house to find Byron and Frances living with each other, causing a panicked Frances to shoot both Byron and herself. The film ends with the now spouseless Helen and John deciding to marry each other.{{cite news |title=Partners of Fate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81084306/stockton-daily-evening-record/ |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=Stockton Daily Evening Record |date=25 April 1921 |page=11}}{{cite web |last1=Garza |first1=Janiss |title=Partners of Fate (1921) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/partners-of-fate-v105611 |website=All Movie |access-date=9 July 2021}}
Cast
- Louise Lovely as Helen Meriless
- William Scott as John Fraser
- Rosemary Theby as Frances Lloyd
- Philo McCullough as Byron Millard
- George Siegmann as Purser
- Richard Cummings as Bill Ricketts
Preservation
References
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External links
{{IMDb title|0012552}}
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Bernard Durning
Category:1920s English-language films
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