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Her Final Reckoning

Her Final Reckoning is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Émile Chautard. The film stars Pauline Frederick, John Miltern, Robert Cain, Warren Cook, Joseph W. Smiley, and James Laffey. Her Final Reckoning was adapted for the screen by Charles E. Whittaker based on the play Le Prince Zilah by Jules Claretie. The play was also adapted for film in Italy in the same year under the title Il Principe Zilah. That adaptation was directed by Ugo De Simone.[1] The film was released on June 23, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3][4]

Her Final Reckoning
Directed byÉmile Chautard
Screenplay byCharles E. Whittaker
Based onLe Prince Zilah by Jules Claretie
Produced byAdolph Zukor
StarringPauline Frederick
John Miltern
Robert Cain
Warren Cook
Joseph W. Smiley
James Laffey
CinematographyJacques Bizeul (fr)
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 23, 1918 (1918-06-23)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[5] Marsa, daughter of a Russian nobleman whose wealth she inherits, meets and falls in love with Prince Zilah in Paris. Between them rises the shadow of a secret, the nature of which is revealed, with Count Menko hurrying to Paris upon learning of Marsa's engagement to the Prince. The Count orders her to meet him in the garden. She turns her dogs loose on him and he is badly injured and disappears for a time. The Count sends a packet of love letters to the Prince on the eve of the marriage. Marsa becomes ill and loses her mind. A friend of Prince runs down the Count and kills him in a duel. The Prince and Marsa are reconciled.

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Reception

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Like many American films of the time, Her Final Reckoning was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors issued an Adults Only permit and cut, in Reel 2, the intertitle "At midnight this key will bring me your presence and you shall have your letters back, if —".[6]

Preservation

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Her Final Reckoning is currently presumed lost.[7][2] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[8][1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Her Final Reckoning". afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. 1 2 de Groat, Greta (September 16, 2005), The Pauline Frederick Website: Her Final Reckoning (1918), stanford.edu, retrieved May 13, 2026
  3. ↑ Hal Erickson (2015). "Her-Final-Reckoning - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Her Final Reckoning (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Reviews: Her Final Reckoning". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 29. July 6, 1918.
  6. ↑ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. July 6, 1918.
  7. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Her Final Reckoning". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in <ref> tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page).
  8. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
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