The Charmer (1917 film)

1917 film directed by Jack Conway

The Charmer

Directed by| Jack Conway
Written by|

* J. Grubb Alexander
* Fred Myton

Starring|

* Ella Hall
* Belle Bennett
* Martha Mattox

Cinematography| Edward A. Kull

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* August 27, 1917 (1917-08-27)

Running time

| 5 reels
Country| United States
Languages|

* Silent
* English intertitles

The Charmer is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ella Hall, Belle Bennett and Martha Mattox.[1]

## Plot summary

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Genuinely sweet natured, Ambrosia Lee loves to help everyone, soothing their sorrows with her cheerful spirit. Her charms are put to the test, when she tries to save her own Aunt Charlotte's marriage. Happily, all ends well, when her Aunt and Uncle are happily reunited.

## Cast

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* Ella Hall as Ambrosia Lee
* Belle Bennett as Charlotte Whitney
* Martha Mattox as Cynthia M. Perkins
* James McCandlas as Don Whitney
* George Webb as Franklin Whitney
* Frank MacQuarrie as Judge Applebee
* A.E. Witting as Parker
* Lincoln Stedman as Jed

## References

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1. ^ Parish & Pitts p.75

## Bibliography

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* James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

## External links

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* The Charmer at IMDb

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Films directed by Jack Conway

1910s|

* His Only Son (1912)
* The Penitentes (1915)
* The Silent Battle (1916)
* The Beckoning Trail (1916)
* The Social Buccaneer (1916)
* The Measure of a Man (1916)
* The Mainspring (1916)
* Her Soul's Inspiration (1917)
* Polly Redhead (1917)
* A Jewel in Pawn (1917)
* Come Through (1917)
* The Little Orphan (1917)
* The Charmer (1917)
* Bond of Fear (1917)
* Because of a Woman (1917)
* Her Decision (1918)
* Little Red Decides (1918)
* Desert Law (1918)
* A Diplomatic Mission (1918)
* You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
* Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)

1920s|

* The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
* The U.P. Trail (1920)
* The Money Changers (1920)
* Riders of the Dawn (1920)
* The Servant in the House (1921)
* The Kiss (1921)
* A Daughter of the Law (1921)
* The Rage of Paris (1921)
* The Killer (1921)
* The Spenders (1921)
* The Millionaire (1921)
* Don't Shoot (1922)
* Across the Dead-Line (1922)
* The Long Chance (1922)
* Step on It! (1922)
* Another Man's Shoes (1922)
* The Prisoner (1923)
* What Wives Want (1923)
* Lucretia Lombard (1923)
* Trimmed in Scarlet (1923)
* Sawdust (1923)
* Quicksands (1923)
* The Roughneck (1924)
* The Heart Buster (1924)
* The Trouble Shooter (1924)
* The Only Thing (1925)
* The Hunted Woman (1925)
* Soul Mates (1925)
* Brown of Harvard (1926)
* The Understanding Heart (1927)
* Twelve Miles Out (1927)
* Bringing Up Father (1928)
* The Smart Set (1928)
* While the City Sleeps (1928)
* Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
* Our Modern Maidens (1929)
* Untamed (1929)

1930s|

* They Learned About Women (1930)
* The Unholy Three (1930)
* New Moon (1930)
* The Easiest Way (1931)
* Just a Gigolo (1931)
* Arsène Lupin (1932)
* But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
* Red-Headed Woman (1932)
* Hell Below (1933)
* The Solitaire Man (1933)
* The Nuisance (1933)
* Viva Villa! (1934)
* The Girl from Missouri (1934)
* The Gay Bride (1934)
* One New York Night (1935)
* A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
* Libeled Lady (1936)
* Saratoga (1937)
* A Yank at Oxford (1938)
* Too Hot to Handle (1938)
* Let Freedom Ring (1939)
* Lady of the Tropics (1939)

1940s|

* Boom Town (1940)
* Love Crazy (1941)
* Honky Tonk (1941)
* Crossroads (1942)
* Assignment in Brittany (1943)
* Dragon Seed (1944)
* High Barbaree (1947)
* The Hucksters (1947)
* Julia Misbehaves (1948)

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