As described in a film magazine,[3] while posing for Felix Benavente (Mason) for a painting for a church, Mary Lynde (Bara), a true Madonna type unaware of the wiles of men, meets Robert Sinclair (Thompson) and, believing him sincere, accepts his attentions. Her father (Law) casts her from his home, and Mary goes to live at Sinclair's mountain lodge. However, Sinclair betrays her and deserts her. The death of her child takes the last bit of ambition from her and she sinks to the lowest depths. Felix, in search of a model to represent the end of the path of sin, rescues her. The appearance of Sinclair and his fiancée Barbara Reynolds (Martin) at the studio brings a desire for revenge to Mary, and she forces Sinclair to establish her in an apartment and supply her with money. To do this, Sinclair is forced to steal, and with this evidence Mary makes Sinclair promise to marry her. Sinclair tries to kill her, but on the morning of the wedding Mary goes to the church and confesses everything. Sinclair leaves in disgrace while Felix goes to comfort Mary.
Like many American films of the time, The Forbidden Path was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors issued the film an Adults Only permit and required cuts, in Reel 4, of all interior views of the house of ill fame showing inmates (leave in scene where three young women rush out to aid Mary and last scene in house where woman shows Mary the dead baby) to include all views of statuary in background, Reel 5, young woman soliciting man, closeup of alleged sex pervert knitting in foreground, all but one view of men of same character being ejected from resort to conform with National Board eliminations, and, Reel 6, a shooting scene.[4]
forbidden, path, 1918, american, silent, drama, film, directed, gordon, edwards, starring, theda, bara, film, considered, lost, newspaper, advertisement, directed, gordon, edwardswritten, byadrian, johnson, scenario, screenplay, lloyd, sheldonstory, lloyd, she. The Forbidden Path is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara The film is now considered lost 1 2 The Forbidden PathNewspaper advertisement Directed byJ Gordon EdwardsWritten byAdrian Johnson scenario Screenplay byE Lloyd SheldonStory byE Lloyd SheldonProduced byWilliam FoxStarringTheda BaraHugh ThompsonCinematographyJohn W BoyleDistributed byFox Film CorporationRelease dateFebruary 3 1918 1918 02 03 Running time6 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent English intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editAs described in a film magazine 3 while posing for Felix Benavente Mason for a painting for a church Mary Lynde Bara a true Madonna type unaware of the wiles of men meets Robert Sinclair Thompson and believing him sincere accepts his attentions Her father Law casts her from his home and Mary goes to live at Sinclair s mountain lodge However Sinclair betrays her and deserts her The death of her child takes the last bit of ambition from her and she sinks to the lowest depths Felix in search of a model to represent the end of the path of sin rescues her The appearance of Sinclair and his fiancee Barbara Reynolds Martin at the studio brings a desire for revenge to Mary and she forces Sinclair to establish her in an apartment and supply her with money To do this Sinclair is forced to steal and with this evidence Mary makes Sinclair promise to marry her Sinclair tries to kill her but on the morning of the wedding Mary goes to the church and confesses everything Sinclair leaves in disgrace while Felix goes to comfort Mary Cast editTheda Bara as Mary Lynde Hugh Thompson as Robert Sinclair Sidney Mason as Felix Benavente Walter Law as Mr Lynde Florence Martin as Barbara Reynolds Wynne Hope Allen as Mrs Lynde Alphonse Ethier as William Sinclair Lisle Leigh as Mrs Byrne Reba Porter as Tessie ByrneReception editLike many American films of the time The Forbidden Path was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards For example the Chicago Board of Censors issued the film an Adults Only permit and required cuts in Reel 4 of all interior views of the house of ill fame showing inmates leave in scene where three young women rush out to aid Mary and last scene in house where woman shows Mary the dead baby to include all views of statuary in background Reel 5 young woman soliciting man closeup of alleged sex pervert knitting in foreground all but one view of men of same character being ejected from resort to conform with National Board eliminations and Reel 6 a shooting scene 4 See also editList of lost films 1937 Fox vault fireReferences edit Progressive Silent Film List The Forbidden Path silentera com Retrieved June 30 2008 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films The Forbidden Path Reviews The Forbidden Path Exhibitors Herald 6 10 New York City Exhibitors Herald Company 25 March 2 1918 Official Cut Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors Exhibitors Herald 6 12 29 March 16 1918 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Forbidden Path The Forbidden Path at IMDb nbsp The Forbidden Path at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Forbidden Path amp oldid 1171187910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
