Forbidden Fruit (1921 film)

Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
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Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Screenplay by	Jeanie MacPherson
Based on	"The Golden Chance"; by Cecil B. DeMille and Jeanie MacPherson
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring	Agnes Ayres; Clarence Burton; Theodore Roberts; Kathlyn Williams
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Production; company	Famous Players-Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 23, 1921;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Agnes Ayres, Forrest Stanley, Clarence Burton, and Kathlyn Williams. It is a remake of the 1915 film The Golden Chance, which was also directed by DeMille. The film survives in prints at George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.^[1]

Plot[]

Mrs. Mallory (Williams) persuades Mary Maddock (Ayres), her unhappily married seamstress, to take the place of an absent guest at her dinner party. Gorgeously gowned and very beautiful, Mary wins the heart of Nelson Rogers (Stanley), who asks her to marry him. Mary realizes what she is missing and remains faithful to her abusive and idle husband Steve Maddock (Burton), whom she supports. After a final insult from him, she remains with the Mallorys. During that night she is awakened to find a burglar, her husband, stealing Mrs. Mallory's jewels. Steve escapes but Mary tells the Mallorys that the thief was her husband. She refuses the Mallorys' suggestion to divorce Steve who then attempts to blackmail Nelson for $10,000, which he plans to divide with a crooked partner. In a fight over the money the partner kills Steve, leaving Mary free to marry Nelson.^[2]

Cast[]

Agnes Ayres as Mary Maddock
Clarence Burton as Steve Maddock
Theodore Roberts as James Harrington Mallory
Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Mallory
Forrest Stanley as Nelson Rogers
Theodore Kosloff as Pietro Giuseppe
Shannon Day as Nadia Craig
Bertram Johns as John Craig
Julia Faye as Maid
William Boyd (uncredited)

References[]

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Forbidden Fruit". silentera.com. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
^ "Forbidden Fruit: Gorgeously Extravagant Production of Modern Cinderella Story". Film Daily. New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc. 15 (28): 2. January 30, 1921. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

External links[]

Forbidden Fruit at IMDb
Forbidden Fruit at AllMovie

[silentera-1] "Progressive Silent Film List: Forbidden Fruit". silentera.com. Retrieved June 21, 2008.

[FilmDaily-2] "Forbidden Fruit: Gorgeously Extravagant Production of Modern Cinderella Story". Film Daily. New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc. 15 (28): 2. January 30, 1921. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

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