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1918 film by Henry King
Beauty and the Rogue
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Directed byHenry King
Written byElizabeth Mahoney (scenario)
Story byArthur Berthelet
StarringMary Miles Minter
CinematographyJohn F. Seitz
Production
company		American Film Company
Distributed byMutual Film
Release date
  • January 29, 1918 (1918-01-29)
Running time5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Beauty and the Rogue is a 1918 American silent comedy crime drama film directed by Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter. It was filmed under the working title of "Mademoiselle Tiptoe," based on a story by Arthur Berthelet and adapted for the screen by Elizabeth Mahoney, who was the screenwriter for many of Minter's Mutual Film features. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film.

Plot

Mary Miles Minter in "Beauty and the Rogue" (1918)

As described in various film magazine reviews, Roberta "Bobby" Lee (Minter) is a wealthy and optimistic girl who believes in prison uplift work. She persuades her father Thomas (Periolat) to take ex-convict "Slippery" Bill Dorgan (Humphrey) into his employ as a gardener. The same night that Roberta leaves for a vacation on a country ranch, Dorgan steals her jewellery and runs away.

While working on the ranch, Roberta meets Richard "Dick" Van Stone (Forrest), who initially thinks she is a boy as she is dressed in boy's overalls. Once he realises the truth, a romance develops between them. Seeking a gift for Roberta, he buys a brooch from "Slippery" Bill, who has travelled to the area and is selling Roberta's jewellery in order to buy food.

At a local charity event, Roberta performs a ballet-style dance billed as "Mademoiselle Tiptoe." Afterward, Van Stone presents her with the brooch, which she immediately recognises as one of her own. Believing Van Stone to have stolen from her, Roberta immediately has him arrested, although he protests his innocence and tells her that he bought the brooch from a tramp.

The truth is revealed when "Slippery" Bill is caught up in a plot to kidnap Roberta for a ransom and is arrested. Roberta finds out that Van Stone is not only innocent, but is also her father's new general manager, and the two announce their engagement.

Cast

References

  1. "News of Los Angeles and Vicinity". Moving Picture World. 35 (1). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: . January 5, 1918.
  2. "News of Los Angeles and Vicinity". Moving Picture World. 34 (10). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: . December 8, 1917.
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Beauty and the Rogue
  4. "Reviews: Mary Miles Minter in Beauty and the Rogue". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (6). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: . February 2, 1918.
  5. "Reviews of Current Film Releases: Beauty and the Rogue". Motography. 19 (5). Chicago: Electricity Magazine Corp.: February 2, 1918.
  6. "Critical Reviews and Comments: Beauty and the Rogue". Moving Picture World. 35 (6). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: . February 9, 1918.
  7. "Screen Examinations: Beauty and the Rogue". Motion Picture News. 17 (7). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: February 16, 1918.

External links

Films directed by Henry King


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