The Love That Lives
The Love That Lives is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film stars Pauline Frederick and was directed by Robert G. Vignola. The film is based on the story Flames of Sacrifice, by Scudder Middleton.
As described in a film magazine review, the life of Molly McGill Frederick has been a hard struggle since birth, and upon the death of her husband in a barroom brawl and her baby daughter in an accident, she offers herself to Harvey Brooks St. Polis, a broker, to provide money for the education of her son Jimmy Carroll OMalley. She keeps her life a secret from the boy. He grows to manhood, secures a position in the city fire department, and becomes engaged to Dora Palmer Palmer. Molly breaks with Brooks and sinks to the slums lowest level. One day while passing the engine room, Molly sees her son taking to his sweetheart. She gets a job as a scrub woman, and later saves Dora from Brooks by stabbing him. The office building catches fire and Jimmy saves Dora, but is unable to save his mother.Like many American films of the time, The Love That Lives was subject to city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors initially issued the film, due to its subject matter, an Adults Only permit. On further review, the Chicago Board required the following changes which altered the plot Reel 1, cut two craps shooting scenes and flash three others, cut killing of man Reel 2, after vision of Molly in rich garb insert intertitle If not for the boy she would be a desirable wife, cut vision of shooting Reel 3, insert an intertitle where Molly and Brooks are talking If you marry me, I will provide for you and the boy. If you dont, it means struggle and poverty for you both, add intertitle Midnight and clock indicating the same, on envelope change name from Molly McGill to Molly Brooks, and insert subtitle My marriage was a mistake, I should have remained with my boy during altercation between Molly and Brooks Reel 4, cut all scenes in dance hall newsman sells Molly newspaper to include subtitle starting with Cheer up, old girl Reel 5, cut entire sequence of girls exposed legs, man looking at them, and girl pulling down dress, cut man locking door, intertitle
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