How Could You, Caroline?
How Could You, Caroline? | |
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Directed by | Frederick A. Thomson |
Screenplay by | Agnes Christine Johnston |
Starring |
Bessie Love James W. Morrison Dudley Hawley |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
How Could You, Caroline? is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson, with a screenplay by Agnes Christine Johnston.[1][2] It stars Bessie Love, James W. Morrison, and Dudley Hawley.[3]
Plot
Caroline (Love), a student at a boarding school, leaves her boyfriend to elope with Reginald, a chauffeur (Hawley). When the chauffeur is exposed as a thief, Caroline returns to her boyfriend Bob (Morrison).[1][3]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Caroline[3]
- James W. Morrison as Bob
- Dudley Hawley as Reginald
- Henry Hallam as Mr. Rodgers
- Edna Earle as Ethel
- Amelia Summerville as Mrs. Rodgers
Reception
A contemporaneous review called the plot "rather frail and considerably padded at the end", but praised the performances of Love and Hawley.[1]
Screenwriter Agnes Christine Johnston's depiction of the female lead character has been praised as efficiently creating complex female identities.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "How Could You, Caroline?". Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. 78 (2054): 632. May 4, 1918.
- 1 2 Muscio, Giuliana. "Women Screenwriters in American Silent Cinema". In Callahan, Vicki. Reclaiming the Archive: Feminism and Film History. p. 303.
- 1 2 3 "How Could You, Caroline?". Variety. 50 (13): 34. May 24, 1918.
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