What is Lovely Mary?
{{Infobox film | name = Lovely Mary | image = Lovely Mary Advertisement.png | image_size = | caption = | director = Edgar Jones | producer = [[Louis B. Mayer]] | writer = Richard Barry | narrator = | starring = [[Mary Miles Minter]] | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = [[Metro Pictures]] | released = 1916-03-13 United States | runtime = | country = United States | language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>[[English language|English]] intertitles | budget = }} '''''Lovely Mary''''' is a [[1916 in film|1916]] [[silent film|silent]] [[drama movie]] directed by Edgar Jones.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LovelyMary1916.html ''Lovely Mary'' at silentera.com]</ref> ==Plot== Mary and her cousin Clairborne are the last descendants of the Lane family. They announce they are selling their land. Two land scouts come over to buy their property. One of them is Roland Manning who falls in love with Mary. The other is Wade Dempster who tries to get his hand on their home by getting Clairborne drunk. One of the townsfolk finds out of Dempster's way of buying the land and tries to stop it. Dempster defends himself by shooting him and next blames Manning for the murder. It doesn't take long before Manning is found guilty and receives a life prison sentence. Mary tries to set him free and turns to the law to help him. Mary's former sweetheart Oscar witnessed the murder and finally admits Dempster shot him. Roland is set free and marries Mary. They keep the land and start a family living happily ever after.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/100539/Lovely-Mary/overview The New York Times] Review summary</ref><ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=496686 Turner Classic Movies] Synopsis</ref> ==Cast== * [[Mary Miles Minter]] - Mary Lane * Frank DeVernon - Claiborne Ogilvie Lane * [[Russell Simpson (actor)|Russell Simpson]] - Peter Nelson * Schuyler Ladd - Oscar Nelson * Ferdinand Tid