The Mate of the Sally Ann is a 1917

1917 in film

The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...

 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 directed by Henry King

Henry King (director)

Henry King was an American film director.Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the...

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Plot

Captain Ward is an old man living in a ship with his granddaughter Sally. Sally's mother died when Sally was born and never revealed the identity of her father. That's why Ward is overprotective of Sally. One day, Sally finds a dog and sneaks him into the ship. He runs away, however. Sally follows him to the mansion of Judge Gordon. There she meets Hugh Schuyler, the young friend of Ward. They fall in love, but Ward chases him away.

When the judge visits the captain, he tells him he doubts he is Sally's father. Ward becomes angry and kills him. Sally finds out Ward is actually her father and accepts a marriage proposal from Hugh. She elopes with him and they live happily ever after.

Cast

• Mary Miles Minter
  Mary Miles Minter
  Mary Miles Minter was an American film actress of the silent film era.-Early life and rise to stardom:Born Juliet Reilly in Shreveport, Louisiana, Minter was the daughter of Broadway actress Charlotte Shelby...
  
   - Sally
• Allan Forrest
  Allan Forrest
  Allan Forrest was an American silent film actor.-Life and career:He starred in 119 films mostly silent between 1913 and 1932 in films such as The Torch Bearer, with actresses such as Charlotte Burton....
  
   - Hugh Schuyler
• George Periolat
  George Periolat
  George Periolat was an American actor.Born in Chicago, Illinois, George Periolat began his career as a Broadway actor. Making his film debut with the Essanay Studios in Chicago, he moved to Hollywood in 1911 and starred in over 170 films throughout his career...
  
  - Captain Ward
• Jack Connolly - Judge Gordon
• Adele Farrington - Mrs. Schuyler