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Phillips Smalley (center, left) and Lois Weber (center, right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Scandal
Also known as Scandal Mongers in the USA
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4210 feet
Directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley
Cast: Lois Weber [Daisy Dean], Phillips Smalley [William Wright], Rupert Julian [Robert Gordon], Adele Farrington [Susan], Abe Mundon [John Austin], Alice Thomson [Mrs. Wright (Sr.)], Grace Johnson [Mrs. Green], Jim Mason [Mr. Green], Sis Matthews [Mrs. Wright (Jr.)]
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Lois Weber, from a screen story by Lois Weber. Assistant director, Billie Carr. Cinematography by Dal Clawson. / © 12 June 1915 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP5540]. Released 10 July 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Weber and Smalley’s first film after returning to Universal. The screen story was suggested by an editorial in the 21 March 1915 issue of the Los Angeles Examiner. Although the film was announced as a Universal Special, it was actually released on the regular Universal program. The film was rereleased in the USA as Scandal Mongers (or The Scandal Mongers) by Bluebird Photoplays, Incorporated, on 22 July 1918; © 6 July 1918 (as Scandal Mongers) by Bluebird Photoplays, Incorporated [LP12631].
Drama: Romance.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Gossip - Scandal - Stenographers - Women directors
Listing updated: 4 May 2023.
References: Hirschhorn-Universal pp. 19, 30; Tarbox-Lost pp. 235, 236 : UnivWeekly-19150612 pp. B-C, 6, 14-15 : Website-AFI.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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