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Sweet Lavender is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Mary Miles Minter. The scenario was adapted by Beulah Marie Dix from the 1888 play of the same name by Arthur Wing Pinero. Like many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film.
Sweet Lavender: Directed by Paul Powell. With Mary Miles Minter, Sylvia Ashton, J.M. Dumont, Starke Patteson. Ruth Holt, owner of a boardinghouse in a small college town, lives with her pretty niece "Sweet Lavender," who believes that Ruth is her mother.
- Paul Powell
- 1920-10
- Drama
- 50
Summaries. Ruth Holt, owner of a boardinghouse in a small college town, lives with her pretty niece "Sweet Lavender," who believes that Ruth is her mother. When boarder Clem Hale, president of the freshman class, is the victim of a prank played by several of his classmates, Lavender rescues him and the two fall in love.
Sweet Lavender (1920) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Based on the play Sweet Lavender by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (London, 21 Mar 1888).
Nov 27, 2019 · Sweet Lavender was first performed in 1888 and in 1920 it was made into a silent movie. The female star of the film was Mary Miles Minter, a silent movie star of over 53 silent films. Her reputation was tarnished when her lover director William Desmond Taylor was murdered, supposedly by her mother.
Sweet Lavender is a play in three acts by Arthur Wing Pinero, first performed in 1888. The sentimental and gently humorous story concerns the romance of Lavender Rolt and Clement Hale, and the complications impeding the course of true love.
