Lovely Mary

Lovely Mary is a 1916 silent drama movie directed by Edgar Jones.Lovely Mary at silentera.com

Plot
Mary and her cousin Clairborne are the last descendants of the Lane family. They announce they are selling their land. Two land scouts come over to buy their property. One of them is Roland Manning who falls in love with Mary. The other is Wade Dempster who tries to get his hand on their home by getting Clairborne drunk. One of the townsfolk finds out of Dempster's way of buying the land and tries to stop it. Dempster defends himself by shooting him and next blames Manning for the murder. It doesn't take long before Manning is found guilty and receives a life prison sentence.

Mary tries to set him free and turns to the law to help him. Mary's former sweetheart Oscar witnessed the murder and finally admits Dempster shot him. Roland is set free and marries Mary. They keep the land and start a family living happily ever after.The New York Times Review summaryTurner Classic Movies Synopsis

Cast
 Mary Miles Minter - Mary Lane
 Frank DeVernon - Claiborne Ogilvie Lane
 Russell Simpson - Peter Nelson
 Schuyler Ladd - Oscar Nelson
 Ferdinand Tidmarsh - Wade Dempster
 Myra Brooks - Aunt Becky
 Harry Blakemore - Uncle Joe
 Thomas Carrigan - Ronald Manning

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Category:1916 drama movies
Category:American silent movies
Category:American drama movies