Kildare of Storm


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 16, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.; All-Star Series
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly (New York, 1916).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels reels

Synopsis

Because her mother wishes it, Kate Leigh marries Basil Kildare, the wealthy owner of a Southern plantation called Storm. His servant Mahaly, the mother of his illegitimate son, protests his infidelity so bitterly that Basil takes the child away from her. Kate soon finds that her new husband is a coarse and brutal alcoholic and seeks comfort in the friendship of Dr. Jacques Benoix and his mother. When Basil obtains a note written from his wife to Jacques, he finds the doctor and engages him in a brutal fight. After Basil is found dead, Jacques is sentenced to life in prison, but some years later, owing to Kate's unceasing efforts on his behalf, he is granted a pardon. On her deathbed, Mahaly confesses that she killed Basil, leaving Kate and Jacques to begin a new life together.

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 16, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.; All-Star Series
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly (New York, 1916).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels reels

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Notes

The copyright entry gives the film's title as Kildares of Storm. Exhibitor's Trade Review lists Yorke Film Corp. as the producing company, while all other sources credit Metro.