Salvation Nell
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Cast & Crew
George E. Middleton
Beatriz Michelena
William Pike
Nina Herbert
Clarence Arper
James Leslie
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Synopsis
Nell Saunders, living in a New York tenement, slaves to support her father's liquor habit. After he kills her mother in a drunken rage, he is accidentally killed after being thrown from a saloon. Nell, persuaded to live with her friends Jim Platt, a thief, Sid McGovern, and Myrtle, falls in love with Jim, but she refuses to cohabit with him, until she sees his interest in Sal, a girl of easy virtue. A year later, Myrtle, now a rich old roué's mistress, unsuccessfully importunes Nell, who toils for Jim's drinking money, to leave him for someone wealthy. After a street tough, who desires Nell, points to Jim kissing Sal, Jim fights him and the tough dies when they tumble off a landing. Jim is sent to prison for five years, and Nell joins the Salvation Army. She refuses Major William's marriage proposal, and when Jim returns, and is about to rob Myrtle's roué, he sees Nell praying, and reforms. Myrtle, now a drunkard, goes to prison, while Jim, now in the Army, marries Nell.
Director
George E. Middleton
Cast
Beatriz Michelena
William Pike
Nina Herbert
Clarence Arper
James Leslie
Irene Outtrim
Myrtle Neuman
Frank Hollins
Minnette Barrett
Andrew Robson
Katherine Angus
D. Mitsoras
Earl Emlay
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The play, which was Edward Sheldon's first, starred Minnie Maddern Fiske, who co-directed it with her husband, Harrison Grey Fiske. Alexander E. Beyfuss, California's studio and general manager, was credited erroneously with the direction in reviews. According to The California Motion Picture Corp. studio records, George E. Middleton directed the film. Some scenes in the film were shot in New York City. Officials of the Salvation Army in San Francisco aided the production with advice concerning details of costumes, organization and meetings. The film was refused by the Pennsylvania State Board of Censors, who later permitted it to be shown with slight changes. In 1921, a film of the same title from the same source was produced by William Bennett Productions and released by Associated First National Pictures. It was directed by Kenneth Webb, and starred Pauline Starke and Joseph King. (See American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.4791). In 1931, a film of the same title from the same source was produced by James Cruze Productions, Inc., Ltd. It was directed by James Cruze, and starred Helen Chandler and Ralph Graves.
