The Governor's Lady (1915 film)

The Governor's Lady
The Governor's Lady
	A scene from the film
Directed by	George Melford
Written by	Alice Bradley; William C. deMille
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	May Allison; Edith Wynne Matthison; James Neill; Theodore Roberts; Tom Forman;
Production; company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 14, 1915;
Country	United States
Language	English

The Governor's Lady is a surviving 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by William C. deMille based on the 1912 play The Governor's Lady by Alice Bradley.

The film stars May Allison, Edith Wynne Matthison, James Neill, Theodore Roberts and Tom Forman. The film was released on March 14, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A simple miner named Daniel Slade and his wife Mary live in the mountains. Mary has a miscarriage and shortly after that Daniel discovers gold. The new wealth divides them; Daniel wants to join high society but Mary wants to continue living the simple life. Daniel gets frustrated and considers marrying Katherine Strickland, but in the end he realizes he loves Mary and follows her back to the cabin. By this time he has entered politics as a governor and he persuades her to return to be the governor's lady.^[3]

Cast

May Allison as Katherine Strickland
Edith Wynne Matthison
James Neill as Daniel Slade
Theodore Roberts as Senator Strickland
Tom Forman as Robert Hayes

Preservation status

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "The Governor's Lady (1915)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ "The Governor's Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ "The Governor's Lady (1915) - Full Synopsis". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.71 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Governor's Lady Library of Congress Retrievesd November 19, 2022.

External links

The Governor's Lady at IMDb
The Governor's Lady, 1915, herald

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[1] "The Governor's Lady (1915)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[2] "The Governor's Lady". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[3] "The Governor's Lady (1915) - Full Synopsis". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[4] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.71 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

[5] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Governor's Lady Library of Congress Retrievesd November 19, 2022.

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