Melissa of the Hills is a 1917

1917 in film

The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...

 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 directed by James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood, Sr.

James Kirkwood, Sr. was an American actor and director....

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Plot

Melissa Stark is the daughter of evangelist

Evangelism

Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....

 Jethro. Her father is involved with several intense family feuds. Meanwhile, Melissa tries to support het father financially by making money-making schemes. It doesn't take long before she has to deal with a lawyer, whom she falls in love with.

Cast

• Mary Miles Minter
  Mary Miles Minter
  Mary Miles Minter was an American film actress of the silent film era.-Early life and rise to stardom:Born Juliet Reilly in Shreveport, Louisiana, Minter was the daughter of Broadway actress Charlotte Shelby...
  
   - Melissa Stark
• Spottiswoode Aitken
  Spottiswoode Aitken
  Frank Spottiswoode Aitken was a Scottish- American actor of the silent era.Aitken was one of the first actors to settle in Los Angeles when the film industry was still at its strongest in New York...
  
   - Jethro Stark
• Allan Forrest
  Allan Forrest
  Allan Forrest was an American silent film actor.-Life and career:He starred in 119 films mostly silent between 1913 and 1932 in films such as The Torch Bearer, with actresses such as Charlotte Burton....
  
   - Tom Williams
• George Periolat
  George Periolat
  George Periolat was an American actor.Born in Chicago, Illinois, George Periolat began his career as a Broadway actor. Making his film debut with the Essanay Studios in Chicago, he moved to Hollywood in 1911 and starred in over 170 films throughout his career...
  
   - Cyrus Kimball
• Gertrude Le Brandt
  Gertrude Le Brandt
  Gertrude Le Brandt was an American silent film actress.She entered film in 1916 in Youth's Endearing Charm with actors such as Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter.-Filmography:...
  
  - Mrs. Sanders