On the Level (1917)
"This Little Pig Stayed Home"
Rustler Pete Sontag kidnaps Merlin Warner after he kills her father. Pete, a drug smuggler who uses his saloon as a front, coerces Merlin though beatings to become the dancer Mexicali Mae. She meets and falls in love with morphine addict Joe Blanchard but Pete frames Joe for a murder that he committed, forcing Mae to hide Joe in a homestead in the hills. After many struggles, Joe is cured of his addiction and proposes to Mae. She accepts, but when his mother and fiancée Eleanor arrive, they offer her money to leave, Mae refuses the money but becomes convinced that she is not good enough for Joe and writes to him that she is returning to the saloon. Joe learning of his mother’s plot arrives at the saloon and in the resultant fight Pete is killed. Mae and Joe are reconciled.
Cast
- Fannie Ward - Merlin Warner, aka Mexicali May
- Jack Dean - Pete Sontag
- Harrison Ford - Joe Blanchard
- Lottie Pickford - Eleanore Duke
- James Cruze - Ozmun
- James Pier Mason - Pike
- James Neill - Warner, Mae's Father
- Edythe Chapman - Joe Blanchard's Mother
- Jane Wolfe - Sontag's Wife
- Henry Woodward - Judge Wilton
Screenplay
- Marion Fairfax (Scenario Writer)
- Charles Kenyon (Story)
Keywords
lost film
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is On the Level about?
- Rustler Pete Sontag kidnaps Merlin Warner after he kills her father. Pete, a drug smuggler who uses his saloon as a front, coerces Merlin though beatings to become the dancer Mexicali Mae. She meets and falls in love with morphine addict Joe Blanchard but Pete frames Joe for a murder that he committed, forcing Mae to hide Joe in a homestead in the hills. After many struggles, Joe is cured of his addiction and proposes to Mae. She accepts, but when his mother and fiancée Eleanor arrive, they offer her money to leave, Mae refuses the money but becomes convinced that she is not good enough for Joe and writes to him that she is returning to the saloon. Joe learning of his mother’s plot arrives at the saloon and in the resultant fight Pete is killed. Mae and Joe are reconciled.
- Who directed On the Level?
- On the Level was directed by George Melford.
- Who stars in On the Level?
- On the Level stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Harrison Ford, Lottie Pickford, James Cruze, James Pier Mason.
- How long is On the Level?
- On the Level has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is On the Level?
- On the Level is a Western film.
- Where was On the Level produced?
- On the Level was produced in United States of America.