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Drusilla with a Million is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and written by Lois Zellner. It is based on the 1916 novel Drusilla With a Million by Elizabeth Cooper. The film stars Mary Carr, Priscilla Bonner, Kenneth Harlan, Henry A. Barrows, William J. Humphrey, and Claire Du Brey.[1] The film was released on June 18, 1925, by Film Booking Offices of America.[2][3][4]
| Drusilla with a Million | |
|---|---|
 Still with Carr | |
| Directed by | F. Harmon Weight |
| Screenplay by | Lois Zellner |
| Based on | Drusilla With a Million by Elizabeth Cooper |
| Starring | Mary Carr Priscilla Bonner Kenneth Harlan Henry A. Barrows William J. Humphrey Claire Du Brey |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
Production company | Associated Arts Corporation |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[5] Drusilla Doane, an inmate of an Old Ladies Home, when left $1,000,000 by Elias Arnold and uses the money to care for cast away children. Elias has also disinherited his son Collin. One of the babies now being cared for belongs to Sally May, the bride of Collin and a former orphanage inmate. Drusilla is brought into court because she has taken the child. Sally May is arrested for having left her husband, the reason being that his former fiancée influenced her to do so. The court rules in favor of Drusilla and Sally May, the bride and her husband are reunited.
Cast
- Mary Carr as Drusilla Doane
- Priscilla Bonner as Sally May Ferris
- Kenneth Harlan as Colin Arnold
- Henry A. Barrows as Elias Arnold
- William J. Humphrey as John Thornton
- Claire Du Brey as Daphne Thornton
- Mary Louise Miller as Baby Adelmin
- Carmencita Johnson as Baby
- Dolores Corrigan as Child (uncredited)
Preservation status
A print of Drusilla with a Million resides in the Lobster Film archive, Paris.[6]
References
- Exhibitor's Trade Review (May-Aug 1925). MBRS Library of Congress. New York, Exhibitor's trade review, inc. 1925.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Drusilla With a Million (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- Janiss Garza. "Drusilla with a Million (1925) - Harmon Weight". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "Drusilla with a Million". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "New Pictures: Drusilla with a Million", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (12): 59, June 13, 1925, retrieved April 3, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Drusilla with a Million
External links
- Drusilla with a Million at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby card
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