Gloria Swanson
Lady Mary Lasenby
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Synopsis
An aristocratic household is shipwrecked, leaving its members dependent on the practical abilities of their butler. On the island, inherited rank gives way to competence, and the woman who once dismissed him begins to imagine marriage. Rescue brings the group back to a society less willing to recognise the order they created for themselves.
Cast
DirectorsCecil B. DeMille
Inspirations
Cecil B. DeMille adapts J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton, with Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan. The film tests the apparent permanence of class distinctions by moving the same people between a luxurious household and a survival community.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Gloria Swanson — Karl Struss · Public domain
- Thomas Meighan — Unknown photographer · Public domain
- Theodore Roberts — Apeda (Photography Studio) · Public domain
