The Savage is a 1917 silent film starring Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...

 and Monroe Salisbury

Monroe Salisbury

Monroe Salisbury was an American actor. He appeared on the stage for several years and then became an early movie star....

. The film is lost.

Story

Marie Louise returns home from finishing school,and catches the eye of Julio Sandoval, an emotional half-breed. She is engaged to Captain McKeever of the mounted police, but Sandoval wants her for himself. Finding her alone in the woods, the half-breed carries her to his cabin, but he is taken ill. Marie nurses him back to health, and when a rescue party arrives for her, she protects him. Back in town, Marie discovers McKeever has been taken prisoner by the outlaw Joe Bedotte. Julio goes to the rescue, losing his life in the process.

Cast

• Ruth Clifford
  Ruth Clifford
  Ruth Clifford was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era.-Biography:A native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, she attended St...
  
   - Marie Louise
• Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...
  
   - Lizette
• Monroe Salisbury
  Monroe Salisbury
  Monroe Salisbury was an American actor. He appeared on the stage for several years and then became an early movie star....
  
   - Julio Sandoval
• Allen Sears - Captain McKeever
• W. H. Bainbridge - Michael Montague
• Arthur Tavares - Joe Bedotte
• George Franklin
  George Franklin
  George Eugene Franklin is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons in 1978.-External links:*...
  
   - Baptiste
• Duke Lee - Pierre

Background

Shortly after Colleen's arrival in Hollywood, the Triangle Studio went through a reorganization with the departure of D.W. Griffith for Europe. Colleen's contract was with Griffith's studio, not Triangle, and so she found herself on contract with no projects. She found a part in Universal Bluebird's film The Savage and was given several weeks off from her contract to film her part. In the film, Colleen plays the part of Lizette, a half-breed like Julio. This would be one of several "exotic" roles Colleen would play during her career, including her part as a Persian in The Devil's Claim. After this film, Colleen went on to work at Selig Polyscope.

External links

• The Savage at IMDB
• http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/108950/Savage/overview
• Google Books - Those Magnificent Mountain Movies 1911 - 1939
• Google Books - Photoplay Magazine - novelization of The Savage (page 97).