Her Final Reckoning

1918 American film

June 23, 1918 (1918-06-23)

Running time

50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Her Final Reckoning is a lost^[1]^[2] 1918 American silent drama film directed by Émile Chautard and written by Jules Claretie and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Pauline Frederick, John Miltern, Robert Cain, Warren Cook, Joseph W. Smiley, and James Laffey. The film was released on June 23, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.^[3]^[4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[5] Marsa (Frederick), daughter of a Russian nobleman whose wealth she inherits, meets and falls in love with Prince Zilah (Miltern) in Paris. Between them rises the shadow of a secret, the nature of which is revealed, with Count Menko (Cain) hurrying to Paris upon learning of Marsa's engagement to the Prince. The Count orders her to meet him in the garden. She turns her dogs loose on him and he is badly injured and disappears for a time. The Count sends a packet of love letters to the Prince on the eve of the marriage. Marsa becomes ill and loses her mind. A friend of Prince runs down the Count and kills him in a duel. The Prince and Marsa are reconciled.

Cast

Pauline Frederick as Marsa
John Miltern as Prince Zilah
Robert Cain as Count Menko
Warren Cook as Count Varhely
Joseph W. Smiley as Doctor Forg
James Laffey as Doctor Charcot
Karl Dane as Prince Tcheretoff
Florence Beresford as Marquis de Nati
Louis Reinhard as Marsa's Butler
Edith Ellwood as Marsa's Maid

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Her Final Reckoning was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors issued an Adults Only permit and cut, in Reel 2, the intertitle "At midnight this key will bring me your presence and you shall have your letters back, if —".^[6]

References

^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Her Final Reckoning
^ The Pauline Frederick Website; by Greta De Groat, Stanford
^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Her-Final-Reckoning - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^ "Her Final Reckoning (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^ "Reviews: Her Final Reckoning". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 29. July 6, 1918.
^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. July 6, 1918.