The Rack (1915 film)
{{Short description|1915 film by Emile Chautard}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Rack
| image = The Rack (1915 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Emile Chautard
| producer = William A. Brady
| based_on = {{based on|The Rack
1911 play|Thompson Buchanan}}
| writer = Thompson Buchanan
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Alice Brady|Milton Sills|June Elvidge}}
| music =
| cinematography = Lucien Tainguy
| editing =
| studio = William A. Brady Picture Plays
| distributor = World Film
| released = {{Film date|1915|12|27}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = {{ubl|Silent|English intertitles}}
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Rack is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Alice Brady, Milton Sills and June Elvidge.Slide p.199
Plot summary
Habitual unfaithful husband, Jack Freeman begins flirting with the Effie McKenzie, and so breaks up her marriage. Blanche Gordon, a friend of Jack's wife Louise, then comes to see Jack several times in order to plead with him to give up extramarital affairs and accept the responsibilities that go with being a husband. Blanche's husband Tom, however, misunderstands these meetings and insists on a separation. When Jack is murdered, all of the evidence implicates Tom. At the trial, though, Blanche tries to take the blame for the murder, thereby making Tom realize that she really does love him. Just as Tom is about to confess in order to save Blanche, Effie's husband breaks down and admits to being the killer, after which Tom and Blanche are reunited.
Cast
- Alice Brady as Mrs. Gordon
- Milton Sills as Tom Gordon
- June Elvidge as Louise Freeman
- Chester Barnett as Jack Freeman
- Doris Kenyon as Effie McKenzie
- George Cowl as Mr. McKenzie
References
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Bibliography
- Slide, Anthony. Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0007241}}
- {{AFI film|16793}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=499952}}
{{Émile Chautard}}
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Category:1910s English-language films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Films directed by Emile Chautard
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:World Film Company films
Category:Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Category:English-language drama films
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