The Rescue (1917)
A Charming Story of a Noble Plot with a Nobler Counter Plot Establishing the Happiness of Two Lives
After divorcing her husband Kent, actress Anne Wetherall returns to the stage. Upon receiving a plea for help from childhood chum Nell Jerrold begging Anne to save Nell's daughter Betty from marrying Kent, the ex-Mrs. Wetherall decides to journey to the Jerrold's home in the town of Wheaton to investigate.
- Date of release
- 1917-07-23
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Ida May Park
Casting
- Dorothy Phillips — Anne Wetherall
- William Stowell — Kent Wetherall
- Lon Chaney — Thomas Holland
- Gretchen Lederer — Nell Jerrold
- Molly Malone — Betty Jerrold
- Claire Du Brey — Henriette
- Gertrude Astor — Mrs. Hendricks
Interesting facts
The Rescue is a 1917 American silent drama film written and directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, William Stowell, and Dorothy Phillips. The screenplay was based on a story by Hugh McNair Kahler. The film is today considered lost. A photo exists showing Lon Chaney in his role as Thomas Holland, a rare occasion when Chaney did not play a villain.
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