On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)
Melodrama | October 1923
Cast:
Mary Carr, Burr McIntosh, James Morrison [ More ]Director:
J. Stuart BlacktonWriter:
Elaine SterneCinematographer:
Nicholas MusuracaProduction Designer:
Joseph ClementProduction Company:
Vitagraph Co. of AmericaThe 15 Sep 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review reported that the dramatic climax was filmed on Manhasset Bay on Long Island, NY. Director J. Stuart Blackton was supervising the editing at Vitagraph Co. of America's Brooklyn studio. ...
The 15 Sep 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review reported that the dramatic climax was filmed on Manhasset Bay on Long Island, NY. Director J. Stuart Blackton was supervising the editing at Vitagraph Co. of America's Brooklyn studio.
David Hammond, an inventor, is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, Paul Bixler, an unsuccessful artist, deserts his family, secretly intending to commit suicide. When he fails to return, "Cap" Hammond protects his wife, Anne Bixler, and children. David forgets Lisbeth until he returns to perfect his invention and finds that she still loves him. During a fire caused by a flooding of a nearby river, Lisbeth rescues David; and both are picked up by "Cap" Hammond, who has saved the whole village. Paul Bixler returns, his courage renewed, and all are happily ...
David Hammond, an inventor, is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, Paul Bixler, an unsuccessful artist, deserts his family, secretly intending to commit suicide. When he fails to return, "Cap" Hammond protects his wife, Anne Bixler, and children. David forgets Lisbeth until he returns to perfect his invention and finds that she still loves him. During a fire caused by a flooding of a nearby river, Lisbeth rescues David; and both are picked up by "Cap" Hammond, who has saved the whole village. Paul Bixler returns, his courage renewed, and all are happily reunited.
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