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| ~The Girl I Loved~ 1923 |
| ~Charles Ray~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Charles Ray returns to playing a bashful rural boy in this character study, loosely based on the James
Whitcomb Riley poem. He's John Middleton, who protests furiously when his mother (Edythe Chapman)
tells him that she has adopted an orphan girl. But John grows to love Mary (Patsy Ruth Miller) -- in fact,
he falls in love with her. On their way home from a dance, he proposes but she turns him down,
explaining that she is already engaged to his rival, Willie Brown (Ramsey Wallace). The startled John
loses control of the horses and is thrown out of the carriage. While going through a semi-conscious
dream state, he has a pair of visions. In the first he embraces Mary so violently that he kills her. In the
second, he shoots Willie and then himself. He awakens from these nightmares determined to overcome
these inner demons. Although broken-hearted, he stays out of Mary and Willie's romance.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
Whitcomb Riley poem. He's John Middleton, who protests furiously when his mother (Edythe Chapman)
tells him that she has adopted an orphan girl. But John grows to love Mary (Patsy Ruth Miller) -- in fact,
he falls in love with her. On their way home from a dance, he proposes but she turns him down,
explaining that she is already engaged to his rival, Willie Brown (Ramsey Wallace). The startled John
loses control of the horses and is thrown out of the carriage. While going through a semi-conscious
dream state, he has a pair of visions. In the first he embraces Mary so violently that he kills her. In the
second, he shoots Willie and then himself. He awakens from these nightmares determined to overcome
these inner demons. Although broken-hearted, he stays out of Mary and Willie's romance.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
| Directed by: Joseph De Grasse Written by: Harry L. Decker - writer Albert Ray - adaptation Edward Withers - titles Based on the novel The Girl I Loved by James Whitcomb Riley (Indianapolis, c1910). |
| ~Cast~ Charles Ray ... John Middleton Patsy Ruth Miller ... Mary Ramsey Wallace ... Willie Brown Edythe Chapman ... Mother Middleton William Courtright ... Neighbor Silas Gregg Charlotte Woods ... Betty Short Gus Leonard ... Neighbor Perkins F.B. Phillips ... Hired Man Lon Poff ... Minister (circuit rider) Jess Herring ... Hiram Lang Ruth Bolgiano ... Ruth Lang Edward Moncrief ... The Judge George F. Marion ... The Judge Billie Latimer ... A Spinster |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Charles Ray Productions Distribution Company: United Artists Produced by: Charles Ray Cinematography by: George Rizard Art Direction by: Robert Ellis Costume Design by: Stanley Partridge Special Effects by: Edward Withers Assistant Cameraman: George Meehan Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 60 Minutes Released: February 15, 1923 |
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