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{{short description|1925 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Locked Doors
| name = Locked Doors
| image =
| image = Locked Doors (1925) - 1.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Advertisement
| director = [[William C. deMille]]
| director = [[William C. deMille]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = [[Clara Beranger]] (story, scenario)
| writer = [[Clara Beranger]] (story, scenario)
| starring = [[Betty Compson]]
| starring = [[Betty Compson]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = L. Guy Wilky
| cinematography = [[L. Guy Wilky]]
| editing =
| editing = [[Adelaide Cannon]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = January 5, 1925
| released = {{Film date|1925|01|05|U.S.}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = USA
| country = United States
| language = Silent..English titles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
}}
}}
'''''Locked Doors''''' is a lost<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6995/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Locked Doors'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html ''Locked Doors'' at Lost Film Files:''Paramount Pictures lost films - 1925''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822130955/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html |date=2015-08-22 }}</ref> 1925 silent film romantic drama directed by [[William C. deMille]] and starring [[Betty Compson]]. [[Famous Players-Lasky]] produced and Paramount Pictures distributed.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10330 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''Locked Doors'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LockedDoors1925.html ''Locked Doors'' at silentera.com]</ref>
'''''Locked Doors''''' is a 1925 American silent [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[William C. deMille]] and starring [[Betty Compson]]. It was produced by [[Famous Players–Lasky]] and distributed by Paramount Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10330-LOCKED-DOORS |title=Locked Doors |work=afi.com |access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LockedDoors1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Locked Doors''] at silentera.com</ref>

==Plot==
As described in a review in a film magazine,<ref name="MPBW">{{cite journal |last=Sewell |first=Charles S. |author-link= |title=''Locked Doors''; William DeMille's Newest for Paramount is Dramatic Story of a Wife Who Loves Another Man |journal=The Moving Picture World |volume=72 |issue=4 |pages=367–368 |publisher=Chalmers Publishing Co. |location=New York City |date=24 January 1925 |url=https://archive.org/details/movingpicturewor72janf/page/367/mode/1up |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> Mary (Compson) is married to architect Norman Carter (Edeson) who is many years her senior. Norman also provides a home for her invalid father (Roberts) who spends his time cheating at [[Solitaire (game)|solitaire]] and trying to get a drink. She respects him but does not love him although he is intensely in love with her. While visiting friends at a lodge in the mountains, she strikes up an acquaintance and then deliberately flirts with John Talbot (von Eltz), and they fall madly in love with another. Norman gives John a job at his office and, after discovering that John is in love with some married woman, invites him to his home to allow him to forget about her. Under the watchful eyes of the husband and his sister Laura (Williams), John and Mary pretend they have never met before and try to hide their love, but it grows more intense. When Norman discovers the truth, he decides to send John to work on a project in Italy. John recklessly goes to see Mary in her room to bid her farewell when a fire breaks out in the house. John cannot get out without now compromising Mary, and she refuses to leave him, so they stay there in her bedroom. Intending to save his wife, Norman breaks into the room and finds them together. The husband rescues Mary and John manages to get back to his own room. The next day, realizing that he will never have the love of his wife, Norman tells them that, while John is in Italy, he will arrange so that Mary can get her divorce so that they will be happy.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Betty Compson]] - Mary Reid Carter
*[[Theodore Roberts]] - Mr. Reid
*[[Betty Compson]] as Mary Reid Carter
*[[Kathlyn Williams]] - Laura Carter
*[[Theodore Roberts]] as Mr. Reid
*[[Theodore von Eltz]] - John Talbot
*[[Kathlyn Williams]] as Laura Carter
*[[Robert Edeson]] - Norman Carter
*[[Theodore von Eltz]] as John Talbot
*[[Robert Edeson]] as Norman Carter
*Elmo Billings - Mickey
*Elmo Billings as Mickey
*[[Harry Stubbs (actor)|Harry Stubbs]] as undetermined role (uncredited)
}}

==Preservation==
With no prints of ''Locked Doors'' located in any film archives, it is considered a [[lost film]].<ref name="American Silent Feature Film Database">{{cite web |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6995/ |title=American Silent Feature Film Database: ''Locked Doors'' |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=Library of Congress}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html |title= ''Locked Doors'' at Lost Film Files: ''Paramount Pictures Lost Films - 1925'' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822130955/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html |archive-date=2015-08-22 |access-date=2024-03-21 |url-status=live |publisher=SilentsAreGolden.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0016036}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016036/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Locked Doors at IMDb.com]
*{{allmovie|99959|synopsis}}


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Latest revision as of 01:23, 22 December 2024

Locked Doors
Advertisement
Directed byWilliam C. deMille
Written byClara Beranger (story, scenario)
StarringBetty Compson
CinematographyL. Guy Wilky
Edited byAdelaide Cannon
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 5, 1925 (1925-01-05) (U.S.)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Locked Doors is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

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As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] Mary (Compson) is married to architect Norman Carter (Edeson) who is many years her senior. Norman also provides a home for her invalid father (Roberts) who spends his time cheating at solitaire and trying to get a drink. She respects him but does not love him although he is intensely in love with her. While visiting friends at a lodge in the mountains, she strikes up an acquaintance and then deliberately flirts with John Talbot (von Eltz), and they fall madly in love with another. Norman gives John a job at his office and, after discovering that John is in love with some married woman, invites him to his home to allow him to forget about her. Under the watchful eyes of the husband and his sister Laura (Williams), John and Mary pretend they have never met before and try to hide their love, but it grows more intense. When Norman discovers the truth, he decides to send John to work on a project in Italy. John recklessly goes to see Mary in her room to bid her farewell when a fire breaks out in the house. John cannot get out without now compromising Mary, and she refuses to leave him, so they stay there in her bedroom. Intending to save his wife, Norman breaks into the room and finds them together. The husband rescues Mary and John manages to get back to his own room. The next day, realizing that he will never have the love of his wife, Norman tells them that, while John is in Italy, he will arrange so that Mary can get her divorce so that they will be happy.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of Locked Doors located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4] [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Locked Doors". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Locked Doors at silentera.com
  3. ^ Sewell, Charles S. (January 24, 1925). "Locked Doors; William DeMille's Newest for Paramount is Dramatic Story of a Wife Who Loves Another Man". The Moving Picture World. 72 (4). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 367–368. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Locked Doors". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Locked Doors at Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures Lost Films - 1925". SilentsAreGolden.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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