Madame Jealousy
| Madame Jealousy | |
|---|---|
 lobby card | |
| Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Screenplay by |
George V. Hobart Eve Unsell |
| Starring |
Pauline Frederick Thomas Meighan Frank Losee Charles Wellesley Isabel O'Madigan Elsie MacLeod |
| Cinematography | Ned Van Buren |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
'Madame Jealousy is a 1918 allegorical American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by George V. Hobart and Eve Unsell. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Thomas Meighan, Frank Losee, Charles Wellesley, Isabel O'Madigan, and Elsie MacLeod. The film was released on February 4, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[3] always ready to wreck the happiness of human beings, Jealousy (Frederick) selects Charm (MacLeod) and Valor (Meighan) as her two victims. She is almost successful at bringing about her desires, but the arrival of the child Happiness overcomes all disagreements. Jealousy awaits with interest her next victims.
Cast
- Pauline Frederick as Madame Jealousy
- Thomas Meighan as Valour
- Frank Losee as Finance
- Charles Wellesley as Commerce
- Isabel O'Madigan as Pride
- Elsie MacLeod as Charm
- Ina Rorke as Display
- Francesca Cappelano as Mischief
- Grace Barton as Sorrow
- Eddie Sturgis as Treachery (credited as Edwin Sturgis)
- Marcia Harris as Rumor
- J.K. Murray as Good Nature
Reception
Like many American films of the time, Madame Jealousy was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 4, of an intoxicated young woman rising from a table and staggering towards a man.[4]
References
- ↑ "Madame-Jealousy - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Madame Jealousy (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews: Madame Jealousy". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 6 (10): 25. March 2, 1918.
- ↑ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (10): 29. March 2, 1918.