The Fortune Teller (1920 film)

The Fortune Teller is a lost[1] 1920 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Marjorie Rambeau. It is based on a 1919 Broadway play, The Fortune Teller, by Leighton Graves Osmum. The film was distributed by Robertson-Cole Distributors.[2]

The Fortune Teller
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Directed byAlbert Capellani
Produced byAlbert Capellani
Written byGeorge DuBois Proctor
Based onThe Fortune Teller
by Leighton Graves Osmum
StarringMarjorie Rambeau
CinematographyJacques Monteran
Distributed byRobertson-Cole Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • May 9, 1920 (1920-05-09)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Renee (Rambeau) finds herself unhappily married to scientist Horation Browning (Burton) with her baby being her only comfort. The monotony of her life is broken temporarily when gambler Tony Salviatti (Fernandez) attempts to commit suicide near the Browning home and is brought in. Renee assists in nursing him back to health, and Tony attempts to pay attentions to her. Horation sees this, becomes unreasonable in his jealousy and anger, and drives his wife from the house while keeping their son. Renee becomes a fortune teller in a circus that Tony starts and travels with him for twenty years, drinking heavily during this time. Her son Stephen (McKee) grows into manhood, but he does not make good at anything as he lacks assertion and receives no sympathy from his father. Fate leads him to Mme. Renee's fortune telling booth. She learns his identity and then quits the circus, quits drinking and braces up, and becomes Stephen's guiding hand. Stephen is elected to the state legislature and marries the governor's daughter.

Cast

References
  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fortune Teller
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Fortune Teller
  3. "Reviews: The Fortune Teller". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (23): 70. June 5, 1920.


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