Her Shattered Idol (1915)
Comedy | 10 June 1915
Cast:
Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, Elmo Lincoln [ More ]Director:
John D. O'BrienWriter:
Ella WoodsProduction Company:
Majestic Motion Picture Co.The 1 May 1915 Motion Picture News announced the recent start of principal photography at Reliance-Majestic Studios in Hollywood, CA. The 15 May 1915 edition listed co-star Elmo Lincoln by his real name, Elmo Linkenhelt.
Her Shattered Idol opened on 10 Jun 1915 to enthusiastic reviews in the 26 Jun 1915 issues of Motion Picture News and Motography, the latter of which credited more than half of the film’s humorous content to its “slangy subtitles.”
The scenario was adapted by Earl S. Fairbanks as a short story for the 10 Jul 1915 Picture-Play Weekly.
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The 1 May 1915 Motion Picture News announced the recent start of principal photography at Reliance-Majestic Studios in Hollywood, CA. The 15 May 1915 edition listed co-star Elmo Lincoln by his real name, Elmo Linkenhelt.
Her Shattered Idol opened on 10 Jun 1915 to enthusiastic reviews in the 26 Jun 1915 issues of Motion Picture News and Motography, the latter of which credited more than half of the film’s humorous content to its “slangy subtitles.”
The scenario was adapted by Earl S. Fairbanks as a short story for the 10 Jul 1915 Picture-Play Weekly.
Mae Carter, the niece of amateur entomologist Colonel Nutt, accepts an engagement ring from Robert, a wealthy young weakling. After Mae notices the muscular physique of Ben, the town blacksmith, she dreams that she is a cave woman. In the dream, Mae is abducted by a giant and rescued by Ben, who then defeats Robert in a fight. The next morning, Mae returns Robert's ring and plans to elope with Ben. After Robert appeals to the colonel for help, Ben is invited spend a month at the Nutt home. During a party, Ben and his pipe-smoking mother disgust Mae with their stupidity and crude table manners, prompting her to break the engagement and resume plans to marry Robert. However, Ben interrupts the wedding and carries Mae off to another town. Following a series of escapades, Robert rescues Ben and Mae from drowning in quicksand before he finally marries ...
Mae Carter, the niece of amateur entomologist Colonel Nutt, accepts an engagement ring from Robert, a wealthy young weakling. After Mae notices the muscular physique of Ben, the town blacksmith, she dreams that she is a cave woman. In the dream, Mae is abducted by a giant and rescued by Ben, who then defeats Robert in a fight. The next morning, Mae returns Robert's ring and plans to elope with Ben. After Robert appeals to the colonel for help, Ben is invited spend a month at the Nutt home. During a party, Ben and his pipe-smoking mother disgust Mae with their stupidity and crude table manners, prompting her to break the engagement and resume plans to marry Robert. However, Ben interrupts the wedding and carries Mae off to another town. Following a series of escapades, Robert rescues Ben and Mae from drowning in quicksand before he finally marries her.
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