Jane's Declaration of Independence

19151915

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Agnes Vernon in Jane's Declaration of Independence (1915)

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Jane Howe Proctor, daughter of Alexander Proctor, a businessman, is in love with Richard Benton, a lieutenant in the army. Her father objects to the match. Jane is affiliated with the Daught... Read allJane Howe Proctor, daughter of Alexander Proctor, a businessman, is in love with Richard Benton, a lieutenant in the army. Her father objects to the match. Jane is affiliated with the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is imbued with a high spirit of patriotism. The father... Read allJane Howe Proctor, daughter of Alexander Proctor, a businessman, is in love with Richard Benton, a lieutenant in the army. Her father objects to the match. Jane is affiliated with the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is imbued with a high spirit of patriotism. The father also is a patriot, but has decided upon a social career for Jane. The Howe family ancesto... Read all

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Director
- Charles Giblyn
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- Charles Giblyn(story)
- Harry G. Stafford(scenario)
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Hobart Henley and Agnes Vernon in Jane's Declaration of Independence (1915)

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Agnes Vernon and Lt. Hobart Henley are in love. When he receives orders posting him to the Philippines, he writes her that they can be married and honeymoon in that tropical paradise. Afges' father,Frank MacQuarrie, however, says he sees no future in being the wife of a soldier.

It's a nicely done short subject of a young girl's defiance of parental authority for the man she loves, and it's handled all right. Of more interest, however, is the provenance of the copy. It was discovered in the Eye Institute's enormous Jean Desmet collection and posted to their YouTube site. In 2019, the San Francisco SIlent Festical did a more thorough restoration, and now have posted it to their online site. Although there's nothing outstanding about it, it's a charming trifle.

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