The Savage (1917 film)
| The Savage | |
|---|---|
 Film still with Monroe Salisbury | |
| Directed by | Rupert Julian |
| Written by | Elliott J. Clawson (Scenario) Elliott J. Clawson (Story) |
| Produced by | Mel Epstein |
| Starring | Ruth Clifford Colleen Moore Monroe Salisbury |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Bluebird Photoplays, Inc. |
Release date | 19 November 1917 (USA) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Savage is a 1917 American silent film starring Colleen Moore and Monroe Salisbury that is set in Canada and was directed by Rupert Julian. The film is presumed to be lost.[1]
Story
Marie Louise returns home from finishing school, and catches the eye of Julio Sandoval, an emotional half-breed. She is engaged to Captain McKeever of the mounted police, but Sandoval wants her for himself. Finding her alone in the woods, the half-breed carries her to his cabin, but he is taken ill. Marie nurses him back to health, and when a rescue party arrives for her, she protects him. Back in town, Marie discovers McKeever has been taken prisoner by the outlaw Joe Bedotte. Julio goes to the rescue, losing his life in the process.
Cast
- Ruth Clifford - Marie Louise
- Colleen Moore - Lizette
- Monroe Salisbury - Julio Sandoval
- Allen Sears - Captain McKeever
- W. H. Bainbridge - Michael Montague
- Arthur Tavares - Joe Bedotte
- George Franklin - Baptiste
- Duke Lee - Pierre
Background
Shortly after Colleen's arrival in Hollywood, the Triangle Film Corporation went through a reorganization with the departure of D. W. Griffith for Europe. Colleen's contract was with Griffith's studio, not Triangle, and so she found herself on contract with no projects. She found a part in Universal Bluebird's film The Savage and was given several weeks off from her contract to film her part. In the film, Colleen plays the part of Lizette, a half-breed like Julio. This would be one of several "exotic" roles Colleen would play during her career, including her part as a Persian in The Devil's Claim. After this film, Colleen went on to work at the Selig Polyscope Company.
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Savage at silentera.com
Bibliography
- Jeff Codori (2012), Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star, McFarland Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7864-4969-9, EBook ISBN 978-0-7864-8899-5.
- Cozad, W. Lee (2006). "Those Magnificent Mountain Movies 1911 - 1939". More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silverscreen Years, 1940-2004. Lake Arrowhead, California: Sunstroke Media. pp. 364–65. ISBN 978-0-9723372-2-9.
External links
- The Savage at IMDb
- Savage (1917), New York Times overview
- Shorey, Jerome (Jan 1918). "The Savage". Photoplay. 13 (2). Chicago: Photoplay Magazine Co.: 97–100, 128. A novelization of The Savage.