Men Who Have Made Love to Me
| Men Who Have Made Love to Me | |
|---|---|
George K. Spoor | |
| Starring | Mary MacLane Ralph Graves Paul Harvey |
Production company | Perfection Pictures / Essanay Film Manufacturing Company |
| Distributed by | George Kleine System |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes (7 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Men Who Have Made Love to Me is a 1918 American silent biographical film starring
Cast
- Mary MacLane as herself
- Ralph Graves as The Callow Youth
- Paul Harvey as The Literary Man (as R. Paul Harvey)
- Cliff Worman as The Younger Son
- Alador Prince as The Prize Fighter
- Clarence Derwentas The Bank Clerk
- Fred Tiden as The Husband of Another
Plot
The story of six affairs of the heart, drawn from controversial feminist author Mary MacLane's 1910 syndicated article(s) by the same name, later published in book form in 1917. None of MacLane's affairs - with "the bank clerk," "the prize-fighter," "the husband of another," and so on - last, and in each of them MacLane emerges dominant. Re-enactments of the love affairs are interspersed with MacLane addressing the camera (while smoking), and talking contemplatively with her maid about the meaning and prospects of love.[4]
Technical Innovations
This film represents the earliest recorded breaking of the fourth wall in serious cinema, as the enigmatic author - who portrays herself - interrupts the vignettes onscreen to address the audience directly.[5] This film is also the first in which writer, star, narrator, and subject are unified.
Preservation status
It is not known whether the film currently survives,[6] and Men Who Have Made Love to Me is now thought to be a lost film.
References
- ^ MacLane, Mary (August 25, 2013). "I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days" – via Project Gutenberg.
- ISBN 978-0-8386-3869-9.
- ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Men Who Have Made Love to Me".
- ^ MacLane, Mary (January 1918). "The Movies—and Me". Photoplay. Vol. 13, no. 2. Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Mary MacLane – Women Film Pioneers Project".
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Men Who Have Made Love to Me at silentera.com
External links
Media related to Men Who Have Made Love to Me at Wikimedia Commons
- Men Who Have Made Love to Me at IMDb
- Mary MacLane's Silent Film Men Who Have Made Love to Me - The Mary MacLane Project
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