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Lois Wilson is an actress who starred in films that are either lost, incomplete, or once-lost, now-found. One of these films was a 1930 film made during the Pre-Code era, a time between the introduction of sound with the 1927 film ''The Jazz Singer'', and the invention of the Hays Code Censorship Guidelines. This film is known as '''''The Furies''''', which despite being lost, summaries and cast information have been provided by private film collectors who own copies, which began to deteriorate according to 2005 reports.
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'''''The Furies''''' is a pre-Code talkie film from 1930 directed by Alan Crosland (famous for the first talkie, ''The Jazz Singer'').Despite being lost, summaries and cast information have been provided by private film collectors who own copies.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75850/The-Furies/ TCM page on the film.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.</ref>


It was about Fifi Sands (Wilson), a woman who is married to a millionaire named Mr. Sands, who constantly cheats on her. However, because of these affairs, she falls in love with a man named Owen McDonald (Theodore von Eltz), and asks her husband for a divorce, and refuses everytime she asks. Then, Oliver Bedlow (H.B. Warner), who is Mr. Sands' lawyer, managed to prevent Fifi from divorcing her husband for a long period of time. Then, one night at a dinner party hosted by a man named Smith (Tyler Brooke), Fifi announces that Mr. Sands had finally allowed her to divorce him. McDonald, however, is disappointed that she didn't ask for a settlement, or an alimony.
The film details the life of Fifi Sands (Lois Wilson), who's married to an unfaithful millionaire named Mr. Sands. After Fifi divorces him, she and her new husband become suspects in her ex-husband's murder.


Later on in the evening, Fifi's son, Alan Sands (Bryon Sage) discovers that his father is dead, and was poisoned. After the dinner party, Alan then accuses McDonald for the murder, calling him a "penniless fortune-hunter", and also chatises his own mother for apparently covering him. Then, family doctor Dr. Cummings (Alan Birmingham) is accused of the murder because of his strange interest in Fifi. Interestingly, Fifi herself is accused because she apparently looked distraught during the dinner party. Other known cast info includes Oliver's butler (Ben Hendricks Jr.), the District Attourney (Purnell Pratt), and Bennett (Carl Stockdale).
As well as the aforementioned deteriorating copies, two posters, a photograph, and possibly the soundtrack (which was recorded on Vitaphone discs) are known to have survived.


As well as the aforementioned deteriorating copies, two posters, a photograph, and possibly the soundtrack (which was recorded on Vitaphone discs) are known to have survived.
==Gallery==
[[File:Lois_Wilson_Theodore_Von_Eltz_Furies_1930.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Surviving still from the film.]]
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020910/ IMDb page on ''The Furies''.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Furies_(1930_film) Wikipedia article on the film.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.
 
==Reference==
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[[Category:Lost films|Furies]]
[[Category:Historic|Furies]]
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Latest revision as of 06:27, 28 May 2021

The Furies 1930 Poster.jpg

A poster from the film.

Status: Lost

The Furies is a pre-Code talkie film from 1930 directed by Alan Crosland (famous for the first talkie, The Jazz Singer).Despite being lost, summaries and cast information have been provided by private film collectors who own copies.[1]

The film details the life of Fifi Sands (Lois Wilson), who's married to an unfaithful millionaire named Mr. Sands. After Fifi divorces him, she and her new husband become suspects in her ex-husband's murder.

As well as the aforementioned deteriorating copies, two posters, a photograph, and possibly the soundtrack (which was recorded on Vitaphone discs) are known to have survived.

Gallery

Surviving still from the film.

External Links

Reference

  1. ↑ TCM page on the film. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.
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