Jane


1915

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 6, 1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Jane by W. H. Lestocq, Harry Nicholls (London, 18 Dec 1890).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

To obtain an increase in his income from his wealthy uncle, Charles Shackleton must stop his wild bachelor ways and marry. Charles proposes to Lucy Norton, but her father refuses his permission. Undaunted, Charles tells his uncle he has married and receives his increased allowance. A year later the uncle announces an upcoming visit, and Charles begins a frantic search for a temporary wife, offering Jane, the maid, five hundred dollars to play the part of Mrs. Shackleton. Secretly married to William, the butler, Jane undertakes the role without her husband's knowledge, causing him much confusion and jealousy. When the uncle demands to see "the baby," Jane snatches one from an unsuspecting washerwoman, who later catches the uncle with her child and calls the police on him. Further complications lead to Charles' pleading proposal to Lucy and then finally to the truth, which leaves everyone satisfied.

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 6, 1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Jane by W. H. Lestocq, Harry Nicholls (London, 18 Dec 1890).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

According to modern sources, this was Charlotte Greenwood's first film.