''Molly Entangled'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

Robert Thornby Robert Thornby (March 27, 1888 – March 6, 1953) was an American film director, director and actor of the silent film, silent era. He directed 75 films between 1913 and 1927. He also appeared in 48 films between 1911 and 1930. He was born i ...

and written by

Edith M. Kennedy Edith Kennedy (1880-1963), often credited as Edith M. Kennedy, was an American writer and screenwriter active during the silent era. Biography Beginnings Edith May Kennedy was born in to Frederick Kennedy and Clara Lane in Auburn, New York. ...

. The film stars

Vivian Martin Vivian Louise Martin (July 22, 1891 – March 16, 1987) was an American stage and silent film actress. Early life and career Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Martin was the daughter of Grace Gibbs and actor George Herbert Martin. ...

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, Noah Beery, Sr., G.S. Spaulding,

Helen Dunbar Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ...

, and

Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born 4 January in either 1872 or 1877 in Spennymoor, County Durham. He started work as a sailor and later became the mate on a ship. For ...

. The film was released on November 19, 1917, by

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. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, there is constant strife between the families of Barry and O'Mara. If Jim Barry (Spaulding) dies without marrying, the family fortune will revert to the son of the O'Maras. Jim gets intoxicated one night and slips down the cellar stairs, severely injuring himself. After the town doctor predicts that he will die, so to save the fortune Mrs. Barry (Dunbar) calls Molly Shawn (Martin) and asks her to marry Jim. Because the Barrys had done much for her family, Molly consents even though she loves Barney Malone (Ford). Jim is taken to the city, is operated on, and gets well. Molly is disappointed but, knowing it can be no other way, lives on as Mrs. Jim Barry. One day Jim learns that the marriage ceremony had been performed by a tramp endeavoring to escape justice, so he gives Molly her freedom and she and Barney make preparations for their wedding.

Cast

as Molly Shawn *

as Barney Malone * Noah Beery, Sr. as Shawn *G.S. Spaulding as Jim Barry *

as Mrs. Barry *

as O'Mara *

William A. Carroll William A. Carroll (January 9, 1875 – January 26, 1928), was an American silent film actor. Biography He was born on January 9, 1875, in Manhattan, New York City. Entering films with the ''Selig and Vitagraph'' film company, Carroll starred ...

as Leary *

Jane Keckley Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras. Biography Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia. Before she acted in films, Kec ...

as Mrs. O'Mara

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* 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Robert Thornby American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub