''Forbidden'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

and

Phillips Smalley Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalle ...

and starring

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. She began her career in the film industry as a child actress at age 10. She was also the first w ...

, who was billed as Mrs. Charles Chaplin. The picture was produced and distributed by the

Universal Film Manufacturing Company Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American film production and distribution company headquartered at the Universal Studios complex in Universal City, ...

. The film was advertised as a Universal-Jewel production.

Plot

As described in Exhibitors Herald, a film industry trade paper, Maddie Irwin (Harris), tired of living in the country, marries Fred Worthington (Henry Woodward), a childhood sweetheart long cherished as her idol but gone for five years to the city. After the wedding she learns that he has erected a sumptuous country home for them. Soon they become almost estranged by her desire to live in the city and his aversion to things metropolitan, born of a disappointment in love. He yields to her plea to take her to the city for a while at least. She learns to paint and powder, and his efforts to disgust her with that life fail. Then he pretends to leave her forever, having first arranged for a friend to take her to Chinatown. Here he, disguised, pretends to attempt an assault. A country acquaintance, who saw her and followed her, shoots him. She flees to her home in the country. Here her husband comes to her, keeping his plot secret, and happiness follows.

Cast

as 'Maddie' Irwin * Henry Woodward as Fred Worthington *

Fred Goodwins Fred Goodwins (26 February 1891 – 22 August 1923) was an English actor, film director and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in 24 films between 1915 and 1921.He most notably worked with Charlie Chaplin during Chapli ...

as Ben Withers *

Priscilla Dean Priscilla Dean (November 25, 1896 – December 27, 1987) was an American actress popular in silent film as well as in theatre, with a career spanning two decades. Career Dean made her film debut at the age of fourteen in one-reelers for Biograph ...

as An Adventuress *Harry Woodward (uncredited)

References

External links

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Synopsis
on AllMovie.com
Vintage lantern glass slide of the movie
on WorthPoint 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Lois Weber Universal Pictures films Films directed by Phillips Smalley 1919 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1919 lost films English-language drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films Lost silent American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub