The Pride of the Clan (1917)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Maurice Tourneur

Writers:

Elaine S. Carrington (scenario) and
Charles E. Whittaker (scenario)

Release Date:

7 January 1917 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Donald MacTavish, the last chieftain of his clan on an island off the coast of Scotland, dies at sea...

Plot Keywords:

Scotland | Fishing | Faith | Social Custom | Parentage

Cast

Mary Pickford	...	Marget MacTavish
Matt Moore	...	Jamie Campbell
Warren Cook	...	Robert, Earl of Dunstable
Kathryn Browne-Decker	...	The Countess of Dunstable (as Kathryn Browne Decker)
Edward Roseman	...	David Pitcairn (as Ed Roseman)
Joel Day	...	The Dominie

Also Known As:

Lass of Killean (USA) (pre-release title)
The Reeds of the Clan (USA) (pre-release title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Mary Pickford Company

The Lesser Pickford-Tourneur Film

Mary Pickford becomes the chieftain of a Scottish clan after the death of her father, and then has a romance. As fellow commenter Snow Leopard said, the film is rather episodic to begin. Some of it is amusing, such as Pickford whipping her clansmen to church, while some of it is just there. All in all, the story is weak, especially the recycled, contrived romance plot-line and its climax. The transfer is so dark it's difficult to appreciate the scenery, but even accounting for that, this doesn't appear to be director Maurice Tourneur's best work. Pickford and Tourneur collaborated once more in the somewhat more accessible 'The Poor Little Rich Girl,' typecasting Pickford as a child character.