The Governor's Lady (1915 film)

1915 film by George Melford

The Governor's Lady
A scene from the film
Directed by	George Melford
Written by	Alice Bradley William C. deMille
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	May Allison Edith Wynne Matthison James Neill Theodore Roberts Tom Forman
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 14, 1915 (1915-03-14)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Governor's Lady is a surviving 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by William C. deMille based on the 1912 play The Governor's Lady by Alice Bradley.

The film stars May Allison, Edith Wynne Matthison, James Neill, Theodore Roberts and Tom Forman. The film was released on March 14, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

A simple miner named Daniel Slade and his wife Mary live in the mountains. Mary has a miscarriage and shortly after that Daniel discovers gold. The new wealth divides them; Daniel wants to join high society but Mary wants to continue living the simple life. Daniel gets frustrated and considers marrying Katherine Strickland, but in the end he realizes he loves Mary and follows her back to the cabin. By this time he has entered politics as a governor and he persuades her to return to be the governor's lady.

Cast

May Allison as Katherine Strickland
Edith Wynne Matthison
James Neill as Daniel Slade
Theodore Roberts as Senator Strickland
Tom Forman as Robert Hayes

Preservation status

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus.

References

"The Governor's Lady (1915)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
"The Governor's Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
"The Governor's Lady (1915) - Full Synopsis". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.71 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Governor's Lady Library of Congress Retrievesd November 19, 2022.

External links

The Governor's Lady at IMDb
The Governor's Lady, 1915, herald

v t e Films directed by George Melford
Young Romance (1915) A Gentleman of Leisure (1915) The Governor's Lady (1915) The Woman (1915) Stolen Goods (1915) The Fighting Hope (1915) The Puppet Crown (1915) The Marriage of Kitty (1915) Out of the Darkness (1915) The Explorer (1915) Armstrong's Wife (1915) The Unknown (1915) The Immigrant (1915) Tennessee's Pardner (1916) To Have and to Hold (1916) The Race (1916) A Gutter Magdalene (1916) The House with the Golden Windows (1916) Each Pearl a Tear (1916) The Years of the Locust (1916) The Yellow Pawn (1916) The Evil Eye (1917) The Winning of Sally Temple (1917) A School for Husbands (1917) The Cost of Hatred (1917) Her Strange Wedding (1917) The Crystal Gazer (1917) On the Level (1917) The Sunset Trail (1917) The Call of the East (1917) Nan of Music Mountain (1917) The Hidden Pearls (1918) Wild Youth (1918) The Bravest Way (1918) Sandy (1918) The City of Dim Faces (1918) The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918) The Source (1918) Such a Little Pirate (1918) Pettigrew's Girl (1919) Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919) Told in the Hills (1919) Everywoman (1919) The Sea Wolf (1920) The Round-Up (1920) Behold My Wife! (1920) The Jucklins (1921) The Faith Healer (1921) A Wise Fool (1921) The Great Impersonation (1921) The Sheik (1921) Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922) Burning Sands (1922) Ebb Tide (1922) Java Head (1923) You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923) Salomy Jane (1923) The Light That Failed (1923) Flaming Barriers (1924) Big Timber (1924) The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924) Tiger Love (1924) The Top of the World (1925) Friendly Enemies (1925) Without Mercy (1925) Rocking Moon (1926) The Flame of the Yukon (1926) Going Crooked (1926) A Man's Past (1927) Sinners in Love (1928) Love in the Desert (1928) Lingerie (1928) Freedom of the Press (1928) The Woman I Love (1929) Sea Fury (1929) La Voluntad del muerto (1930) The Poor Millionaire (1930) The Viking (1931) Dracula (1931) East of Borneo (1931) The Homicide Squad (1931) Officer Thirteen (1932) A Scarlet Week-End (1932) Cowboy Counsellor (1932) The Penal Code (1932) The Boiling Point (1932) The Eleventh Commandment (1933) The Dude Bandit (1933) Murder in the Library (1933) Hired Wife (1934) East of Java (1935) Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

Films directed by George Melford

Young Romance (1915)
A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
The Governor's Lady (1915)
The Woman (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Fighting Hope (1915)
The Puppet Crown (1915)
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
Out of the Darkness (1915)
The Explorer (1915)
Armstrong's Wife (1915)
The Unknown (1915)
The Immigrant (1915)
Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
To Have and to Hold (1916)
The Race (1916)
A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
The Years of the Locust (1916)
The Yellow Pawn (1916)
The Evil Eye (1917)
The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
A School for Husbands (1917)
The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Her Strange Wedding (1917)
The Crystal Gazer (1917)
On the Level (1917)
The Sunset Trail (1917)
The Call of the East (1917)
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
The Hidden Pearls (1918)
Wild Youth (1918)
The Bravest Way (1918)
Sandy (1918)
The City of Dim Faces (1918)
The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)
The Source (1918)
Such a Little Pirate (1918)
Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919)
Told in the Hills (1919)
Everywoman (1919)
The Sea Wolf (1920)
The Round-Up (1920)
Behold My Wife! (1920)
The Jucklins (1921)
The Faith Healer (1921)
A Wise Fool (1921)
The Great Impersonation (1921)
The Sheik (1921)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922)
Burning Sands (1922)
Ebb Tide (1922)
Java Head (1923)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Salomy Jane (1923)
The Light That Failed (1923)
Flaming Barriers (1924)
Big Timber (1924)
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
Tiger Love (1924)
The Top of the World (1925)
Friendly Enemies (1925)
Without Mercy (1925)
Rocking Moon (1926)
The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
Going Crooked (1926)
A Man's Past (1927)
Sinners in Love (1928)
Love in the Desert (1928)
Lingerie (1928)
Freedom of the Press (1928)
The Woman I Love (1929)
Sea Fury (1929)
La Voluntad del muerto (1930)
The Poor Millionaire (1930)
The Viking (1931)
Dracula (1931)
East of Borneo (1931)
The Homicide Squad (1931)
Officer Thirteen (1932)
A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
The Penal Code (1932)
The Boiling Point (1932)
The Eleventh Commandment (1933)
The Dude Bandit (1933)
Murder in the Library (1933)
Hired Wife (1934)
East of Java (1935)
Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

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