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| ~Missing~ 1918 |
| ~Photoplay Magazine, August 1918~ |
"Missing" is the first good picture J. Stuart Blackton has ever made, so far as my range of vision has
carried me. It is so far superior to his three pictures from Gilbert Parker's novels that there is no
understanding how it was done by the same man. It is a story of women and war, with the theme
that rouses the emotions and holds the interest of the song and smile at home, when the loved ones
are fighting. The plot has to do with the schemes of an elder sister who tries to make a young wife
believe her husband is dead, urging her to marry a wealthy suitor, and with the faith of the wife and
her fidelity to her love. Robert Gordon - Huck Finn a few weeks ago - blossoms out as a juvenile
hero. Marcia Manon is charming as the pathetic little wife, and Thomas Meighan forms a striking
background.
carried me. It is so far superior to his three pictures from Gilbert Parker's novels that there is no
understanding how it was done by the same man. It is a story of women and war, with the theme
that rouses the emotions and holds the interest of the song and smile at home, when the loved ones
are fighting. The plot has to do with the schemes of an elder sister who tries to make a young wife
believe her husband is dead, urging her to marry a wealthy suitor, and with the faith of the wife and
her fidelity to her love. Robert Gordon - Huck Finn a few weeks ago - blossoms out as a juvenile
hero. Marcia Manon is charming as the pathetic little wife, and Thomas Meighan forms a striking
background.
| The man's supplication was all for glory, for victory, - the woman's only that he be brought back to her safely. |
| George's letters from the front were replete with descriptions of life in the little French village, his assurances of victory over the ruthless foe, his hope and confidence in the outcome. |
| Sir William believed Nell to be a widow and he could not continue forever to conceal his love for her. At last he found occasion to plead his cause. |
| Little by little the gleam of intelligence returned to his eyes. Nell's voice trembled as she could hardly sing on, but somehow she managed. |
| Directed by: James Young Written by: J. Stuart Blackton - scenario James Young - scenario Based on the novel Missing by Mrs. Humphry Ward (New York, 1917). |
| ~Cast~ Thomas Meighan ... Sir William Farrel Sylvia Breamer ... Nell Surratt Robert Gordon ... Lieutenant George Surratt Winter Hall ... Dr. Howson Ola Humphrey ... Hester Mollie McConnell ... Mrs. Greyson Kathleen O'Connor ... Cicely Marcia Manon (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures Distributed by: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Paramount Pictures Cinematography by: L. William O'Connell Assistant Director: Bert Dorris Producer, Presenter & Supervisor: J. Stuart Blackton Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 minutes Released: June 16, 1918 |
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| ~243-38: Winter Hall, unknown, Sylvia Breamer and Thomas Meighan~ |
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