Lady Audley's Secret (1915)
Drama | August 1915
The scenario was based on the 1862 British novel of the same name by M. E. Braddon, also known as Mary Elizabeth Braddon Maxwell. This was the third U.S. film based on the story, and the first feature-length version. The novel upon which this film was based appeared in serialized form in Robin Goodfellow and The Sixpenny Magazine, nineteenth century British journals.
A scheduled 30 Jul 1915 release date was announced in the 23 Jul 1915 Var. The 21 Oct 1916 Motion Picture News included Kathryn Adams among the cast. It was also noted that a private screening of the film was held at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, hosted by director Marshall Farnum. The date was reported in the 6 Aug 1915 Var as 10 Aug 1915, and in the 14 Aug 1915 Motion Picture News as 11 Aug 1915. Demand for the film was reportedly high, according to the 28 Aug 1915 Motion Picture News.
Lady Audley’s Secret opened on 13 Aug 1915 at the Sumner Roof Garden in Brooklyn, NY, and during the week of 15 Aug 1915 at Miller’s Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, IL, and the Grand Theatre in Cincinnati, OH.
A short subject based on Braddon’s novel was released earlier that year. While an advertisement in the 3 Jul 1915 stated that it was produced under the Superba label for distributor United Film Service, other sources have claimed that it was produced and released by the Crystal Film ...
The scenario was based on the 1862 British novel of the same name by M. E. Braddon, also known as Mary Elizabeth Braddon Maxwell. This was the third U.S. film based on the story, and the first feature-length version. The novel upon which this film was based appeared in serialized form in Robin Goodfellow and The Sixpenny Magazine, nineteenth century British journals.
A scheduled 30 Jul 1915 release date was announced in the 23 Jul 1915 Var. The 21 Oct 1916 Motion Picture News included Kathryn Adams among the cast. It was also noted that a private screening of the film was held at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, hosted by director Marshall Farnum. The date was reported in the 6 Aug 1915 Var as 10 Aug 1915, and in the 14 Aug 1915 Motion Picture News as 11 Aug 1915. Demand for the film was reportedly high, according to the 28 Aug 1915 Motion Picture News.
Lady Audley’s Secret opened on 13 Aug 1915 at the Sumner Roof Garden in Brooklyn, NY, and during the week of 15 Aug 1915 at Miller’s Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, IL, and the Grand Theatre in Cincinnati, OH.
A short subject based on Braddon’s novel was released earlier that year. While an advertisement in the 3 Jul 1915 stated that it was produced under the Superba label for distributor United Film Service, other sources have claimed that it was produced and released by the Crystal Film Co.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019.
Following her husband George’s sudden departure for Australia to find work, Helen Talboys assumes that he has deserted her and marries an aristocrat to become Lady Audley. When her look-alike maid dies, Lady Audley conveniently passes off the corpse as Helen Talboys to avoid any possible bigamy charges. George returns from Australia with a fortune in gold and accidently encounters his wife at her stepson's villa. In the ensuing tussle, Lady Audley throws George down a well and flees, believing he is dead. Fearing her stepson will expose her, Lady Audley breaks into his apartment and steals some incriminating love letters that she had written to George. The guilt-ridden Lady Audley resorts to increasingly desperate acts until George, who was rescued by a coachman, makes a timely appearance and she falls dead from fright. ...
Following her husband George’s sudden departure for Australia to find work, Helen Talboys assumes that he has deserted her and marries an aristocrat to become Lady Audley. When her look-alike maid dies, Lady Audley conveniently passes off the corpse as Helen Talboys to avoid any possible bigamy charges. George returns from Australia with a fortune in gold and accidently encounters his wife at her stepson's villa. In the ensuing tussle, Lady Audley throws George down a well and flees, believing he is dead. Fearing her stepson will expose her, Lady Audley breaks into his apartment and steals some incriminating love letters that she had written to George. The guilt-ridden Lady Audley resorts to increasingly desperate acts until George, who was rescued by a coachman, makes a timely appearance and she falls dead from fright.
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