Lady Barnacle


1917

Film Details

Release Date
Jun 4, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Lady Barnacle" by Edgar Franklin in All-Story Weekly (7 Jun-16 Jun 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Krishna Dhwaj, the son of the Maharajah of Rhamput, is in love with Lakshima, the daughter of the Maharajah of Bhartari, but their fathers will not allow them to marry. Krishna is then sent to Harvard to get an American education. Lakshima, determined to kill herself when her father orders her to marry an old man, jumps into the ocean. She does not drown, however, but is rescued by George Morling, a Bostonian, who smuggles her on board his ship dressed in boy's clothing. George, the son of a minister, is engaged to a proper Bostonian woman. Although he has not behaved improperly, George fears that his fiancée and her father will not understand the situation, and so he hides Lakshima in a trunk. Once back in Boston, George's fiancée discovers Lakshima and is horrified, but after several misunderstandings, George and his fiancée are reconciled, and Lakshima is able to find and marry her Indian sweetheart Krishna.

Film Details

Release Date
Jun 4, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Lady Barnacle" by Edgar Franklin in All-Story Weekly (7 Jun-16 Jun 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Trivia

Notes

Wid's notes that many Florida locations were used as exteriors in the film.