Stella Maris is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin, written by Mary Alice Scully and based on a William J. Locke's 1913 novel. The film is a remake of the 1918 version, starring Mary Pickford.[1]
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Directed by | Charles Brabin |
Written by | Mary Alice Scully |
Based on | Stella Maris by William J. Locke |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Mary Philbin |
Cinematography | Milton Moore |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels; at 5,786 feet |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Stella Maris was born paralyzed and has lived all of her live in her bed in a London mansion. Her wealthy parents do not want her to be exposed to all the bad things happening in the world. She is frequently visited by John. They fall in love, but John has a dark secret of being unhappily married to Louise. Louise wants a servant and hires orphan Unity Blake. She beats her up after an incident, which results in her being sent to jail. John decides to adopt Unity and takes care of her. This results into Unity falling in love with John as well, despite knowing the two of them can never be a couple.
A print of Stella Maris survives at UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2] Outtakes from Stella Maris were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.[3]
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