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Without Limit

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Without Limit
Ad for film with Anna Q. Nilsson and Robert Schable
Directed byGeorge D. Baker
Written byGeorge D. Baker
Based onThe Temple of Dusk
by Calvin Johnston
StarringAnna Q. Nilsson
Robert Frazer
CinematographyAndre Barlatier
Production
company
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • March 20, 1921 (1921-03-20)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Without Limit is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by George D. Baker and stars Anna Q. Nilsson.[1] The film is based on the story The Temple of Dusk by Calvin Johnston that was published in The Saturday Evening Post.[2]

A surviving print is held at the British Film Institute (BFI) National Film and Television Archive.[3]

Plot

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Based upon a summary in a film publication,[2] a minister's son, David Marlowe (Frazer), gets drunk and marries chorus girl Ember (Nilsson), and then forges a check and flees. Ember then decides to leave the straight and narrow path and charges some gowns to Bunny Fish (Schable), the man her husband had robbed. When she hears that her husband has returned with money to repay his debt, she changes her mind and returns the clothing. Later, when she believes David has killed Bunny Fish because of his attention towards her, but it turns out that Fish is only slightly hurt. Palter (Lane), the owner of the establishment where David first got intoxicated, has become so interested in David's regeneration that he remembers him in his will, and just before he dies, he also signs over some bonds to Ember after learning that she has remained faithful to her husband.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. ^ a b "Without Limit: Would Have a Much Better Chance in Five Reels". Film Daily. 15 (48). New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 19 February 20, 1921. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Without Limit". lcweb2.loc.gov. Baker, George D. -- director. 1921. Retrieved October 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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