| ~Three Men and a Girl~ 1919 |
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| ~F191-2: Maggie Fisher & Marguerite Clark~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Director Marshall Neilan gave Marguerite Clark's career a needed boost with this amusing little
comedy. When Sylvia Weston (Marguerite Clark) is asked to take a vow to marry her aunt's choice
for a husband, she responds "I do NOT" and goes to her deceased father's country home at Loon's
Lake. She finds three suppers prepared, at which she nibbles, and then falls asleep. She is awakened
by three women-hating men (Richard Barthelmess, Percy Marmont and Jerome Patrick) who rented
the house from Sylvia's agent to find a place where they could be away from women, as each had
had bad romantic experiences. Sylvia's elderly nurse (Maggie Fisher) arrives and the two women
agree to remain in the caretaker's house. After the men drive away canoes full of women headed for
the island, and a male youth attracted by Sylvia's bathing suit, they begin to grow fond of Sylvia.
Christopher Kent (Richard Barthelmess), the youngest of the three, is visited by a married woman
who earlier deceived him, but Sylvia jealously scares her away by claiming to be his fiancée.
Christopher and Sylvia realize that they love each other, and at the end, are serenaded by the other
men. While not a landmark production, this was the type of light comic film that Neilan excelled at
directing.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com
comedy. When Sylvia Weston (Marguerite Clark) is asked to take a vow to marry her aunt's choice
for a husband, she responds "I do NOT" and goes to her deceased father's country home at Loon's
Lake. She finds three suppers prepared, at which she nibbles, and then falls asleep. She is awakened
by three women-hating men (Richard Barthelmess, Percy Marmont and Jerome Patrick) who rented
the house from Sylvia's agent to find a place where they could be away from women, as each had
had bad romantic experiences. Sylvia's elderly nurse (Maggie Fisher) arrives and the two women
agree to remain in the caretaker's house. After the men drive away canoes full of women headed for
the island, and a male youth attracted by Sylvia's bathing suit, they begin to grow fond of Sylvia.
Christopher Kent (Richard Barthelmess), the youngest of the three, is visited by a married woman
who earlier deceived him, but Sylvia jealously scares her away by claiming to be his fiancée.
Christopher and Sylvia realize that they love each other, and at the end, are serenaded by the other
men. While not a landmark production, this was the type of light comic film that Neilan excelled at
directing.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com
| Directed by: Marshall Neilan Written by: Eve Unsell Based on the play The Three Bears by Edward Childs Carpenter (New York, 13 Nov 1917). |
| ~Cast~ Marguerite Clark ... Sylvia Weston Richard Barthelmess ... Christopher Kent Percy Marmont ... Dr. Henry Forsyth Jerome Patrick ... Julius Vanneman Ida Darling ... Theresa Jenkins Charles Craig ... Dallas Hawkins Sidney D'Albrook ... Guide Betty Bouton ... Mrs. Julia Draper Maggie Fisher ... Abbey |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Cinematography by: Henry Cronjager Presenter: Adolph Zukor Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: March 30, 1919 |
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