Siege (1925 film)

Siege is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Virginia Valli, Eugene O'Brien, and Mary Alden.^[1][2]

Siege
Still with Valli and O'Brien
Directed by	Svend Gade
Written by	Harvey F. Thew
Based on	Siege by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Virginia Valli Eugene O'Brien Mary Alden
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 15, 1925 (1925-06-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] a strong willed woman rules over her relatives and the town with an iron hand. She is the owner of a large industrial plant. No one has ever dared to oppose her until her son Kenyon appears with his wife Frederika. The wife is a modern young woman and just as dominant a personality, and she refuses to be cowed by her mother-in-law. A misunderstanding develops, but she is reconciled to her husband, and eventually she breaks the proud spirit of the older woman.

Cast

• Virginia Valli as Frederika
• Eugene O'Brien as Kenyon Ruyland
• Mary Alden as Aunt Augusta Ruyland
• Marc McDermott as Morval Ruyland
• Harry Lorraine as Dawley Cole
• Beatrice Burnham as Alberta Ruyland
• Helen Dunbar as Frederika's Mother
• Dorothy Seay as Dorothea