Film

Lady Barnacle

1917 · 50m · Comedy

Krishna Dhwaj, the son of the Maharajah of Rhamput, is in love with Lakshima, the daughter of the Maharajah of Bhartari, but their fathers will not allow them to marry. Krishna is then sent to Harvard to get an American education. Lakshima, determined to kill herself when her father orders her to marry an old man, jumps into the ocean. She does not drown, however, but is rescued by George Morling, a Bostonian, who smuggles her on board his ship dressed in boy's clothing. George, the son of a minister, is engaged to a proper Bostonian woman. Although he has not behaved improperly, George fears that his fiancé and her father will not understand the situation, and so he hides Lakshima in a trunk. Once back in Boston, George's fiancé discovers Lakshima and is horrified, but after several misunderstandings, George and his fiancé are reconciled, and Lakshima is able to find and marry her Indian sweetheart Krishna.

Viola Dana

Lakshima

Bob Walker

George Morling

Augustus Phillips

Maharajah Bhartari-Hari Pal Singh

William B. Davidson

Krishna Dhwaj

Henry Hallam

John Morling

Marie Adell

Mary Fanning

Fred Jones

Asok-Kuhan-Ray

Henry Leone

Nizam of Bandorporia

Ricca Allen

Anne Marble

Harry Linson

Reverend Enoch T. Fanning

Gerald Griffin

Captain O'Malley

Nellie Grant

Lakshima's Maid

• John H. CollinsDirector
• Edgar FranklinWriter
• June MathisWriter

Release date

June 4, 1917

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Comedy