Stella Maris (1925 film)
Stella Maris is a 1925 silent film directed by Charles Brabin, written by Mary Alice Scully and based on a William J. Locke's novel. The film is a remake of the 1918 version, starring Mary Pickford.[1]
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| Directed by | Charles Brabin |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Written by | William J. Locke (novel) Mary Alice Scully |
| Starring | Mary Philbin |
| Cinematography | Milton Moore |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | December 13, 1925 |
Running time | 7 reels; at 5,786 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
A print survives at UCLA Film and Television.[2] Outtakes from Stella Maris were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.[3]
Plot
Stella Maris was born paralyzed and has lived all of her live in her bed in a London mansion. Her wealthy parents don't want her to be exposed to all the bad things happening in the world. She is frequently visited by John. They fall in love, but John has a dark secret of being unhappily married to Louise. Louise wants a servant and hires orphan Unity Blake. She beats her up after an incident, which results into being sent to jail. John decides to adopt Unity and takes care of her. This results into Unity falling in love with John as well, despite knowing the two of them can never be a couple.
Cast
- Mary Philbin - Stella Maris/Unity Blake
- Elliott Dexter - John Risca
- Gladys Brockwell - Louise Risca
- Jason Robards Sr. - Walter Herold
- Phillips Smalley - Sir Oliver Blount
- Lillian Lawrence - Lady Blount
- Robert Bolder - Dr. Haynes
- Aileen Manning - Mary Heaton