''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 actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...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, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalley, a war correspo ...

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

Universal Film Manufacturing Company Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

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

Plot

As described in a

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, 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

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

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

as Ben Withers * Priscilla Dean as An Adventuress *Harry Woodward (uncredited)

References

External links

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1919 films American silent feature films Lost American 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 Lost drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-drama-film-stub