Morals is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring May McAvoy, William P. Carleton, and Marian Skinner. It is based on a 1905 novel, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William John Locke, which was produced as a 1907 Broadway play starring Marie Doro who later made her screen debut in a 1915 film version.
A British talking version of Locke's story was made in 1935 as The Morals of Marcus.
Plot A woman escapes the Turkish harem in which she has been brought up and flees to London in the company of a British adventurer.
Cast May McAvoy as Carlotta William P. Carleton as Sir Marcus Ordeyne W.E. Lawrence as Sebastian Pasquale Marian Skinner as Mrs McMurray Nick De Ruiz as Hamdi Starke Patteson as Harry Kathlyn Williams as Judith Mainwaring Bridgetta Clark as Antoinette Sidney Bracey as Stinson
Preservation status This film is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress.Morals (1921) at British Film Institute ArchiveProgressive Silent Film List: Morals at silentera.comThe Morals of Marcus as produced on Broadway, at the Criterion Theatre, beginning November 18, 1907; IBDb.comThe Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Morals
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