The More Excellent Way

1917Movie⏱️ 50m

DramaRomance

Chrissey Desselden, the ward of John Warburton, promises to marry him. Opposed to him is Robert Neyland, but he is not worthy of Chrissey's love. The girl, however, is fascinated by him, and not until his misconduct dismays her do...

Director

Perry N. Vekroff

Writers

Cyrus Townsend Brady, Garfield Thompson

Stars

Anita Stewart, Charles Richman, Rudolph Cameron

Release Date

March 26, 1917

Language

None

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Anita Stewart

as Chrissy Desselden

Charles Richman

as John Warburton

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Rudolph Cameron

as Robert Neyland

Charles A. Stevenson

as Colonel Tayloe

Katharine Lewis

as Rose

Josephine Earle

as Becky Alton

Gordon Gray

as Billy Alton

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

high societydivorcemarriagesuicidebased on novel

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A brilliant blast from the past!

by MaRX-3 • 1999-01-18

"An excellent piece from the master, Perry Nekroff. Really reeling the audience in to the plot, you will find yourself riveted to your seat as you sit through this thrilling, and at times, hilarious motion picture. Ten outta ten from MaRX!..."

💡 Did You Know?

The More Excellent Way ( 1917 ) is listed in the Library of Congress American Silent Feature film Survival database as a Lost Film.

📖 Synopsis

Chrissey Desselden, the ward of John Warburton, promises to marry him. Opposed to him is Robert Neyland, but he is not worthy of Chrissey's love. The girl, however, is fascinated by him, and not until his misconduct dismays her do...