Her Excellency, the Governor (1917)
Drama | 1 July 1917
Cast:
Wilfred Lucas, Elda Millar , Joseph Kilgour [ More ]Director:
Albert ParkerWriter:
Robert ShirleyProduction Company:
Triangle Film Corp.The start of principal photography at Triangle Film Corp.’s studio in Yonkers, NY, was reported in the 13 April 1917 Variety. Lead actress Elda Millar was referred to by her birth name, Elda Furry. She was later known as Hedda Hopper.
The May 1917 [Burlington, IA] Hawk Eye stated that Millar gathered her wardrobe for the picture from the most exclusive dress shops in New York City. Among the designers were Jeanne Paquin and Jeanne Lanvin. An article in the 7 July 1917 Motography listed the many elegant furnishings used in the film and noted that it contained no “sordid” scenes. According to the July 1917 Motion Picture, the socialite members of an exclusive New Jersey club appeared as background actors in at least one scene. The 29 April 1917 [Ogden, UT] Ogden Examiner claimed that lead actor Wilfred Lucas gave himself laryngitis from excessive shouting during the production.
The film’s release date was listed as 1 July 1917 in the 4 August 1917 Motion Picture News, and as 24 June 1917 in the 14 July 1917 Motography. Openings followed on 3 July 1917 at the Oak Park Theatre in Oak Park, IL; on 8 July 1917 at the Hamilton Theatre in Yonkers, NY; and on 28 July 1917 at Feltman’s Theatre in Brooklyn, NY.
An unrelated vaudeville sketch, also titled “Her Excellency, the Governor,” was mentioned in the 30 December 1911 Variety.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent ...
The start of principal photography at Triangle Film Corp.’s studio in Yonkers, NY, was reported in the 13 April 1917 Variety. Lead actress Elda Millar was referred to by her birth name, Elda Furry. She was later known as Hedda Hopper.
The May 1917 [Burlington, IA] Hawk Eye stated that Millar gathered her wardrobe for the picture from the most exclusive dress shops in New York City. Among the designers were Jeanne Paquin and Jeanne Lanvin. An article in the 7 July 1917 Motography listed the many elegant furnishings used in the film and noted that it contained no “sordid” scenes. According to the July 1917 Motion Picture, the socialite members of an exclusive New Jersey club appeared as background actors in at least one scene. The 29 April 1917 [Ogden, UT] Ogden Examiner claimed that lead actor Wilfred Lucas gave himself laryngitis from excessive shouting during the production.
The film’s release date was listed as 1 July 1917 in the 4 August 1917 Motion Picture News, and as 24 June 1917 in the 14 July 1917 Motography. Openings followed on 3 July 1917 at the Oak Park Theatre in Oak Park, IL; on 8 July 1917 at the Hamilton Theatre in Yonkers, NY; and on 28 July 1917 at Feltman’s Theatre in Brooklyn, NY.
An unrelated vaudeville sketch, also titled “Her Excellency, the Governor,” was mentioned in the 30 December 1911 Variety.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of January 2021.
James Barclay is elected to the governorship by a corrupt political party. Sylvia Marlowe, an attorney whom James has loved for years, refuses to marry him because she fears that his political ambitions are compromising his ideals. When James is persuaded by a political boss to veto a child labor measure, Sylvia runs for lieutenant governor on the opposition ticket and is elected. After war is declared, the political boss is bribed by a German agent to stop a defense appropriation bill, even though the money is urgently needed. James lacks the courage to defy the boss, so Sylvia arranges to have him leave the state and signs the bill during his absence. Upon his return, James is angered by her deception, but they are soon reconciled and Sylvia accepts his marriage ...
James Barclay is elected to the governorship by a corrupt political party. Sylvia Marlowe, an attorney whom James has loved for years, refuses to marry him because she fears that his political ambitions are compromising his ideals. When James is persuaded by a political boss to veto a child labor measure, Sylvia runs for lieutenant governor on the opposition ticket and is elected. After war is declared, the political boss is bribed by a German agent to stop a defense appropriation bill, even though the money is urgently needed. James lacks the courage to defy the boss, so Sylvia arranges to have him leave the state and signs the bill during his absence. Upon his return, James is angered by her deception, but they are soon reconciled and Sylvia accepts his marriage proposal.
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