The Morals of Marcus is a lost 1915 American silent comedy-drama film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel by William John Locke, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne, which was later produced on Broadway in 1907. The star of the play was Marie Doro who makes her motion picture debut in this film version. Both Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford take part in the direction of the film. The story was remade in 1921 as Morals with May McAvoy and in 1935 as The Morals of Marcus with Lupe Vélez.The Morals of Marcus at silentera.comThe American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988The Morals of Marcus as produced on Broadway at the Criterion Theatre, November 18, 1907 to December 1907, 44 performances; IBDb.com
Cast Marie Doro – Carlotta Eugene Ormonde – Marcus Ordeyne Ida Darling – Mrs. Ordeyne Julian L'Estrange – Pasquale Russell Bassett – Hamdi Frank Andrews – Mustapha Wellington Playter – English Vice-Consul Phyllis Carrington – Vice-Consul's Wife Helen Freeman – Dora J. W. Austin – Harry Pelligrew
See also Edwin S. Porter filmography
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preserved program brochure(archived at worthpoint) large herald glass slide