To Have and to Hold | |
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Directed by | George Melford |
Screenplay by | Margaret Turnbull |
Based on | To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston |
Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
Starring | Mae Murray Wallace Reid |
Cinematography | Percy Hilburn (French) |
Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
To Have and to Hold is a 1916 American silent adventure/drama film directed by George Melford. Based on the 1899 novel of the same name, the film starred Wallace Reid and Mae Murray in her film debut.[1]
The film is based on a novel by Mary Johnston which was turned into a play in 1901 by E. F. Boddington. The Broadway version starred Isabel Irving and Robert Loraine in the lead roles. Also in this play was a 20-year-old actor and aspiring playwright named Cecil B. DeMille.[2]
In 1922, a second version was released once again by Paramount Pictures. It starred Bert Lytell and Betty Compson, and is also considered lost.