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| name =Three Miles Out
| name = Three Miles Out
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| image = Three Miles Out (1924) - 1.jpg
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| caption =
| caption = Advertisement
| director = [[Irvin Willat]]
| director = [[Irvin Willat]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = [[John Emerson]] <br> [[Anita Loos]] <br> [[Neysa McMein ]]
| writer = [[John Emerson (filmmaker)|John Emerson]]<br>[[Anita Loos]] <br>
| story = [[Neysa McMein]]
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| starring = [[Madge Kennedy]]<br>[[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]]<br>[[Marc McDermott]]
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| starring = [[Madge Kennedy]] <br> [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] <br> [[Marc McDermott]].
| music =
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| cinematography = [[Henry Cronjager ]]
| cinematography = [[Henry Cronjager]]
| studio = Kenma Corporation
| studio = Kenma Corporation
| distributor =[[Associated Exhibitors ]]
| distributor = [[Associated Exhibitors]]
| released = February 10, 1924
| released = {{Film date|1924|02|10}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent <br> [[English-language|English]] intertitles
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'''''Three Miles Out''''' is a 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Irvin Willat]] and starring [[Madge Kennedy]], [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] and [[Marc McDermott]].<ref>Munden p.804</ref>
'''''Three Miles Out''''' is a 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Irvin Willat]] and starring [[Madge Kennedy]], [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]], and [[Marc McDermott]].<ref>Munden p. 804</ref> The title of the film refers to the [[three-mile limit]] which formerly defined the [[territorial waters]] of the United States.

==Plot==
As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pardy |first=George T. |author-link= |title=Box Office Reviews: ''Three Miles Out'' |journal=Exhibitors Trade Review |volume=15 |issue=7 |page=24 |publisher=Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation |date=12 January 1924 |location=New York |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibit00newy/page/n493/mode/1up |accessdate=9 June 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> Molly Townsend is on the eve of her marriage to Luis Riccardi, a steamship man who secretly is a [[Rum-running|bootlegger]]. She follows John Locke, the man she really loves, on a steamship bound for [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]]. He is thrown overboard, leaving her at the mercy of a crew full of bad men. She is nearly their victim when she is rescued by John and her mother. When the police come aboard, the leader of the band reveals the true character of Riccardi, leaving Molly and John happy together.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Madge Kennedy]] as Molly Townsend
* [[Madge Kennedy]] as Molly Townsend
* [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] as John Locke
* [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] as John Locke
* [[Marc McDermott]] as Luis Riccardi
* [[Marc McDermott]] as Luis Riccardi
* [[Ivan Linow ]] as 'Bull' Jordan
* [[Ivan Linow]] as 'Bull' Jordan
* [[Walter P. Lewis ]] as 'Smoothy' Smith
* [[Walter P. Lewis]] as 'Smoothy' Smith
* [[M.W. Rale]] as 'Highbrow' Higgins
* [[M.W. Rale]] as 'Highbrow' Higgins
* [[Joseph Henderson]] as Dadny
* [[Joseph Henderson (actor)|Joseph Henderson]] as Dadny
* [[Edna Morton]] as Susie
* [[Edna Morton]] as Susie
* [[Marie Burke]] as Mrs. Ormsby Townsend
* [[Marie Burke]] as Mrs. Ormsby Townsend
}}

==Preservation==
A complete print of ''Three Miles Out'' is held by the [[Gosfilmofond]] archive in Moscow.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1548/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Three Miles Out'']</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Three Miles Out}}
*{{IMDb title|0170678}}
*{{IMDb title|0170678}}
*[https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/three-miles-out-us-lobbycard-madge-kennedy-1924-news-photo/1137223830 Lobby card] at Getty Images.

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Latest revision as of 13:01, 22 December 2024

Three Miles Out
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Directed byIrvin Willat
Written byJohn Emerson
Anita Loos
Story byNeysa McMein
StarringMadge Kennedy
Harrison Ford
Marc McDermott
CinematographyHenry Cronjager
Production
company
Kenma Corporation
Distributed byAssociated Exhibitors
Release date
  • February 10, 1924 (1924-02-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Three Miles Out is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Madge Kennedy, Harrison Ford, and Marc McDermott.[1] The title of the film refers to the three-mile limit which formerly defined the territorial waters of the United States.

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] Molly Townsend is on the eve of her marriage to Luis Riccardi, a steamship man who secretly is a bootlegger. She follows John Locke, the man she really loves, on a steamship bound for Rio. He is thrown overboard, leaving her at the mercy of a crew full of bad men. She is nearly their victim when she is rescued by John and her mother. When the police come aboard, the leader of the band reveals the true character of Riccardi, leaving Molly and John happy together.

Cast

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Preservation

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A complete print of Three Miles Out is held by the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 804
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Three Miles Out". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24. Retrieved June 9, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Three Miles Out

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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