My Lady's Slipper (1916)
In France during the reign of Louis XVI American naval officer Francis Burnham escapes from a British convict ship. He flees to Paris to see Benjamin Franklin only to find him away. At loose ends he becomes indebted to the Marquis de Tremignon who under threat of imprisonment involves him in an intrigue to compromise the Countess De Villars to force her into marriage. While unwillingly purloining one of her slippers the lady catches him, and they realize he had saved her at one time from highwaymen. After many contretemps, the Marquis is disgraced, and the Countess and Burnham are united.
- Released
- 1916-01-10
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ralph Ince
Cast
- Anita Stewart as Countess de Villars
- Earle Williams as Lieutenant Francis Burnham
- Joseph Kilgour as King Louis XVI
- Julia Swayne Gordon as Marie Antoinette
- Harry Northrup as Marquis du Tremignon
- Albert Roccardi as Bucknall
- William Shea as Bucknail (per Variety)
- George O'Donnell as Duc de Riveau-Huet
- Charles Chapman as Benjamin Franklin
- George Stevens as Espiau