The Ocean Waif (1916)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Silent melodrama about author Ronald Roberts (Carlyle Blackwell) who gets word that his latest book is a huge seller so he's asked to write another. He winds up in a small location to write but he ends up getting involved with a young woman named Millie (Doris Kenyon) who is trying to get away from her abusive father.

Alice Guy directed this film, which has enough good moments to make it worth viewing, although there's no doubt that it's still far from being a classic or even a good movie for that matter. I think the main reason to watch it is for the performances that are actually pretty good. Blackwell certainly makes you believe his character but it's Kenyon who steals the picture. I thought she was very good no matter what type of emotion her character was playing and I especially liked the chemistry of the two actors.

The film features some nice cinematography and there's no doubt that Guy has a good way to build up the relationship. With that said, even for 1916 standards the story itself really isn't anything we hadn't already seen and there's no question that it's quite predictable. Fans of silents will want to check it out.

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