A Thousand to One


1920

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
J. Parker Read, Jr. Productions
Distribution Company
Associated Producers, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Fate's Honeymoon" by Max Brand (pseud. of Frederick Faust) ( All-Story Weekly , 14 Jul-11 Aug 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6-7 reels

Synopsis

Finding himself deeply in debt, William Newlands reluctantly follows the advice of his unscrupulous friend, Jimmy Munroe, and marries Beatrice, the wealthy daughter of an old friend. When their honeymoon train is derailed, Beatrice loses sight of her husband but manages to save the life of mine owner Steven Crawford. Newlands is reported burned in the wreck and Beatrice returns with Crawford to his cabin, where she nurses him back to health. Meanwhile, Newlands has escaped death and, filled with remorse, decides to make a new man of himself. Disguising his appearance by the addition of a beard, he finds work at the Crawford mine, but determines to stay out of Beatrice's life. Eventually, Newlands becomes foreman, brings law and order to the discontented miners and discovers a rich vein of ore, thus averting Crawford's financial ruin. His job completed, Newlands is about to leave when Beatrice recognizes him and begs him to give their marriage another chance.

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
J. Parker Read, Jr. Productions
Distribution Company
Associated Producers, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Fate's Honeymoon" by Max Brand (pseud. of Frederick Faust) ( All-Story Weekly , 14 Jul-11 Aug 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6-7 reels

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