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The Morals of Marcus
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford

Cast: Marie Doro [Carlotta], Eugene Ormonde [Marcus Ordeyne], Ida Darling [Mrs. Ordeyne], Julian L’Estrange [Pasquale], Russell Bassett [Hamdi], Frank Andrews [Mustapha], Wellington A. Playter [the English vice-consul], Phyllis Carrington [his wife], Helen Freeman [Dora], J.W. Austin [Harry Pelligrew]

Famous Players Film Company production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / From the play adaptation The Morals of Marcus by William John Locke of the novel The Morals of Marcus by William John Locke. Presented by Charles Frohman. / Released 18 January 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Doro’s film debut. The novel was subsequently filmed as Morals (1921).

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 June 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.