The Menace to Carlotta
Encyclopedia
The Menace to Carlotta is a 1914 silent
drama film
directed by Allan Dwan
and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
The film is now considered to be lost
. It was banned by the censor of Quebec
on 19 March 1914.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:...
and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
The film is now considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. It was banned by the censor of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
on 19 March 1914.
Plot summary
Carlotta's fiance Giovanni, in need of money, sells her to white slavers. She is saved by her father and a friend, Tony.Cast
- Pauline BushPauline Bush (actress)Pauline Bush was an American silent film actress.Nicknamed "The Madonna of the Movies", she married actor Allan Dwan in 1915. They divorced in 1921. From 1910 to 1924, she appeared in some 250 movies...
- Carlotta - William C. DowlanWilliam C. DowlanWilliam C. Dowlan was an American silent film actor, and director...
- Tony - Murdock MacQuarrieMurdock MacQuarrieMurdock MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.Murdock began his long screen career as an actor in early films such as The Count of Monte Cristo before becoming a director at Universal.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Frank MacQuarrie.-1940s:* Silver City Raiders...
- Tony's Father - Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- Giovanni Bartholdi - John Burton - The Vulture