A Chapter in Her Life

A Chapter in Her Life
A Chapter in Her Life
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Lois Weber
Written by	Doris Schroeder; Lois Weber; (adaptation)
Based on	Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life; by Clara Louise Burnham
Produced by	Universal-Jewel
Starring	Claude Gillingwater; Jane Mercer; Jacqueline Gadsden; Robert Frazer
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 17, 1923;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A Chapter in Her Life is a 1923 American drama film based on the novel Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life by Clara Louise Burnham. The film was directed by Lois Weber. She had previously adapted the same novel as the 1915 film Jewel, which she co-directed (uncredited) with her then-husband and collaborator Phillips Smalley. Weber made this film shortly after her divorce from Smalley.

Plot

Jewel (Mercer) is a young granddaughter who stays with her grizzled, angry grandfather while her parents are overseas on business. Anger and squabbling amongst the family are brought to heel through love, understanding and the teachings of Christian Science through Jewel's pure sweet love for others and trust in Divine Love.[1]

Cast

Claude Gillingwater as Mr. Everingham
Jane Mercer as Jewel
Jacqueline Gadsden as Eloise Everingham
Frances Raymond as Madge Everingham
Robert Frazer as Dr. Ballard
Eva Thatcher as Mrs. Forbes
Ralph Yearsley as Zeke Forbes
Fred Thomson as Nat Bonnell
Beth Rayon as Susan

Preservation status

Prints of A Chapter in Her Life are held by the Cineteca Del Friuli, George Eastman House, Library of Congress and BFI National Film and Television Archive.[2][3]

References

Beauchamp, Cari; Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood; University of California Press, Berkeley, 1997; p. 149
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Chapter in Her Life
Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 29, c.1978 by the American Film Institute

External links

A Chapter in Her Life at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Progressive Silent Film List: A Chapter in Her Life at silentera.com

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[1] Beauchamp, Cari; Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood; University of California Press, Berkeley, 1997; p. 149

[2] The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Chapter in Her Life

[3] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 29, c.1978 by the American Film Institute