Young Mrs. Winthrop

Young Mrs. Winthrop is a lost[1] 1920 American silent drama film starring Ethel Clayton. It is based on the 1882 Victorian era Broadway play by Bronson Howard.[2] The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[3][4]

Young Mrs. Winthrop
Film still
Directed byWalter Edwards
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Written byEdith Kennedy
Based onYoung Mrs. Winthrop
by Bronson Howard
StarringEthel Clayton
CinematographyHenry Kotani
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 29, 1920 (1920-02-29)
Running time
50 minutes; 5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[5] Constance Winthrop (Clayton) and her husband Douglas (Ford) have drifted apart through her devotion to social events and his work. The birthday of their five-year-old child draws them together and they plan to drop their outside engagements and devote the day to little Rosie (Marsh). However, Mrs. Dunbar (Van Buren), an eavesdropping neighbor, after overhearing a message on a party line, has her maid impersonate Mrs. Winthrop and telephone Mr. Winthrop to not come home as she has changed her mind about the party and is going out. Douglas, deeply hurt, stops by Mrs. Dunbar's house on business and is seen by his wife. Thinking that she has been deceived, Constance rushes off to a Jazz party. That evening the child Rosie contracts membranous croup and dies. When Constance arrives home late that night, Douglas refuses to let her into the room, and she says "I am a thousand times more fit to be with her than you." The two drift further apart and, upon the verge of a formal separation, the old family lawyer skillfully plays upon their feelings that a reunification results.

Cast

References
  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Young Mrs. Winthrop
  2. Young Mrs. Winthrop as produced on Broadway in 1882 at the Madison Square Theatre; IBDb.com
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: Young Mrs. Winthrop at silentera.com
  4. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Young Mrs. Winthrop
  5. "Reviews: Young Mrs. Winthrop". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (9): 75. February 28, 1920.


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