8.0Melissa of the Hills · 1917
Melissa of the Hills (1917) is a Drama film directed by James Kirkwood, starring Mary Miles Minter, Spottiswoode Aitken, Allan Forrest.
Drama
8.0Overview
Melissa Stark, a young girl in the Tennessee mountains tries to unite feuding families (Allisons & Watts) and help her preacher father, Jethro, while navigating romance with lawyer Tom Williams and a mistaken identity crisis that leads to her father's tragic death, after which the families reconcile. The story involves a newspaper ad for a dress, a mistaken identification of Jethro as a murder fugitive by a deputy sheriff, and a violent confrontation that ends with Jethro's innocence proven but his life lost.
Cast
Mary Miles Minter, Spottiswoode Aitken, Allan Forrest, George Periolat, John Gough, Anne Schaefer, Perry Banks, Gertrude Le Brandt
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What is "Melissa of the Hills" about?
Melissa Stark, a young girl in the Tennessee mountains tries to unite feuding families (Allisons & Watts) and help her preacher father, Jethro, while navigating romance with lawyer Tom Williams and a mistaken identity crisis that leads to her father's tragic death, after which the families reconcile. The story involves a newspaper ad for a dress, a mistaken identification of Jethro as a murder fugitive by a deputy sheriff, and a violent confrontation that ends with Jethro's innocence proven but his life lost.
When was "Melissa of the Hills" released?
Melissa of the Hills was released in 1917.
Who stars in "Melissa of the Hills"?
The cast includes Mary Miles Minter, Spottiswoode Aitken, Allan Forrest, George Periolat.
