Crystal clear restoration in this silent film from MGM/Loews. Pauline Starke is working girl "Bess", a rescued passenger when a ship goes down off Boston harbor. Pretty serious plot for such an early film. I must confess, I typically change the channel when Turner Classics shows the silent films... I don't usually have the time or patience to watch the silent films. This one caught my interest, and probably due to the clear picture quality and the "location" of Boston, I gave it a go. No actual locations are currently listed (was it filmed on the beaches of Los Angeles, or were those all just backdrops?? Clearly SOME were "still" scenes behind the actors. ) The town turns on the seminary student (Lars Hanson is Preacher Campbell) who comes to the aid of Bess in her time of need. Co-stars Marceline Day as Mary Phillips. From the original novel by Frederick Wallace. Directed by John Robertson, best known for his 1920 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. "Salvation" was right in the middle of his directing career. 87 minutes. Sadly, it has the feel of a hays code film, but you'll have to watch it to see what I mean by that. an entertaining hour and a half. One of the more meaty scripts of the silent films.
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