The Wheel is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Margaret Livingston, Harrison Ford, and Claire Adams.[1][2]
| The Wheel | |
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| Directed by | Victor Schertzinger |
| Written by | Edfrid A. Bingham |
| Based on | The Wheel by Winchell Smith |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Margaret Livingston Harrison Ford Claire Adams |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] Ted Morton's habit of gambling worries his parents, who make him promise to quit. When he announces that he is going to marry a milliner, his father objects to this also, and Ted leaves home. He and Kate are married. Edward Baker, a gambling house owner, had also wanted Kate, so decides to break Ted to revenge himself. He buys a costly car from Ted, who is now a salesman. When Ted appears to collect the money owned on the car for his company, Baker induces him to gamble with it. Ted loses, and confesses the loss to Kate, who in her turn confesses to losing money on a horse race. Baker, remorseful, gives Ted a check for the amount he had lost. Kate and Ted swear off gambling.
Cast edit
- Margaret Livingston as Elsie Dixon
- Harrison Ford as Ted Morton
- Claire Adams as Kate O'Hara
- Mahlon Hamilton as Edward Baker
- David Torrence as Theodore Morton Sr.
- Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Morton
- Clara Horton as Nora Malone
- George Harris as Sammy
- Erin La Bissoniere as Rhea Weinstein
- Russ Powell as Dan Satterly
- Hazel Howell as Clara
Preservation edit
With no prints of The Wheel located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References edit
- ^ Solomon p. 294
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Wheel at silentera.com]
- ^ "New Pictures: The Wheel", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (12), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, September 12, 1925, retrieved September 6, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Wheel
Bibliography edit
- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-6286-5
External links edit
- The Wheel at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby card at Getty Images
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