On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)
1h 10m
Running Time
October 22, 1923Release Date
On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)
1h 10m
Running Time
October 22, 1923Release Date
Plot.
An inventor, David Hammond is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, an unsuccessful artist, deserts his family, secretly intending to commit suicide.
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Release DateOctober 22, 1923
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 10m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
partially lost film
Wiki.
On the Banks of the Wabash is a 1923 American silent rural melodrama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced and distributed by his movie company, Vitagraph Studios. The film stars Mary Carr and among the cast are 14-year-old Madge Evans and James W. Morrison. The cameraman was Nicholas Musuraca. The film is very loosely based on Paul Dresser's song / poem "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away". The film focuses on David Hammond (Morrison), who, spurred by invention, leaves his sweetheart Lisbeth (Evans), but returns to find her love unchanged amidst a crisis, ultimately leading to a joyous reunion.