By Divine Right (film)

By Divine Right is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Mildred Harris, Anders Randolf and Elliott Dexter.

Synopsis

Mildred a young stenographer takes shelter at a mission run by Austin Farrol after escaping from attempts to seduce her by her unscrupulous employer Trent.

Cast

• Mildred Harris as Mildred
• Anders Randolf as Trent
• Elliott Dexter as Austin Farrol
• Sidney Bracey as The Hireling
• Jeanne Carpenter as Trent Baby
• Grace Carlyle as Mrs. Trent
• DeWitt Jennings as Tug Wilson

Censorship

Before By Divine Right could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of a scene in reel 6 where a man pushes a woman's dress off of her shoulder.

References

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

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