| ~The Goose Girl~ 1915 |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
While critiquing this fairy tale-like romance, Motion Picture News noted the "youthful personality
and girlish portrayal" of Marguerite Clarke (then a stage star who had just begun her cinematic
career). Count Von Herbeck (James Neill), an ambitious chancellor to the Grand Duke of Ehrenstein
(E. N. Dunbar), secretly marries and has a daughter. At the urging of his dying wife, the count
kidnaps the duke's infant daughter (Marguerite Clark) and substitutes his own in the castle so that
she may live in the style of a great lady. The real princess, abandoned by the gypsies who abducted
her for the count, is raised by peasants and given the name "Goose Girl." The young King Frederick
(Monroe Salisbury) is betrothed to the impostor princess of Ehrenstein, whom he has never seen,
but before the wedding takes place, he runs away and roams the countryside, where he encounters
and falls in love with the Goose Girl. After a series of adventures, during which Frederick decides to
wed the false princess for the good of the country, the Goose Girl's true identity is revealed, and
Frederick is delighted to learn that he is now betrothed to the girl of his heart. This story was based
on the novel by Harold MacGrath.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of plot synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com
and girlish portrayal" of Marguerite Clarke (then a stage star who had just begun her cinematic
career). Count Von Herbeck (James Neill), an ambitious chancellor to the Grand Duke of Ehrenstein
(E. N. Dunbar), secretly marries and has a daughter. At the urging of his dying wife, the count
kidnaps the duke's infant daughter (Marguerite Clark) and substitutes his own in the castle so that
she may live in the style of a great lady. The real princess, abandoned by the gypsies who abducted
her for the count, is raised by peasants and given the name "Goose Girl." The young King Frederick
(Monroe Salisbury) is betrothed to the impostor princess of Ehrenstein, whom he has never seen,
but before the wedding takes place, he runs away and roams the countryside, where he encounters
and falls in love with the Goose Girl. After a series of adventures, during which Frederick decides to
wed the false princess for the good of the country, the Goose Girl's true identity is revealed, and
Frederick is delighted to learn that he is now betrothed to the girl of his heart. This story was based
on the novel by Harold MacGrath.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of plot synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com
| Directed by: Frederick A. Thomson Written by: William C. de Mille - scenario Based on the novel The Goose Girl by Harold MacGrath (New York, 1909). |
| ~Cast~ Marguerite Clark ... Gretchen Monroe Salisbury ... King Frederick Sydney Deane ... Prince Regent of Jugendheit E. N. Dunbar ... Grand Duke of Ehrenstein James Neill ... Count Von Herbeck Lawrence Peyton ... Von Wallenstein Page Peters ... Carmichael Horace B. Carpenter ... Torpete the Gypsy Ernest Joy ... Hans J.M. Cassidy ... Gottfried Miss Johnson ... Princess Hildegarde Jane Darwell ... Irma |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Produced by: Jesse L. Lasky Cinematography by: Percy Hilburn Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: January 25, 1915 |
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| ~17: (L to R) Monroe Salisbury, unknown, unknown , unknown & Marguerite Clark~ |
| ~7: Marguertie Clark & Monroe Salisbury~ |
| ~27: (Center) Monroe Salisbury & Marguerite Clark~ |
| ~29: (L to R) Miss Johnson, James Neill, E. N. Dunbar & Marguerite Clark~ |
| ~6: Monroe Salisbury & Marguerite Clark~ |
| ~10: Marguerite Clark & Monroe Salisbury~ |
| ~18: Marguerite Clark & unknown~ |
| ~30: (L to R) unknown, Miss Johnson, James Neill, unknown, E. N. Dunbar & Marguerite Clark~ |