Movie Description
Under Southern Skies
(1915)Overview
Lelia Crofton, a Louisiana belle of the 1860s, loves Burleigh Mavor. By chance, she sees one of her father's black stablemen making love to a neighbor's maid, whom she supposed was white. The incident shocks Lelia and leaves a great impression upon her. When she rejects suitor Steve Daubeney, he threatens to expose a damaging secret about her mother, whom she has never met. Remembering the incident with the neighbor's maid, Lelia worries that her mother might be black, and when Daubeney learns of her fears, he leads her to believe that they are well-founded.
Cast
Lelia Crofton
Burleigh Mavor
Major Crofton
Steve Daubeney
Stella Crofton
Col. Mavor
Ambrose Mavor
Col. Daubeney
Mrs. Hampton
Fifi Hampton
Uncle Joshuaway
Aunt Doshey
Anner Lizer
Phinney
Posters
Facts
Original TitleUnder Southern Skies
Status Released
Release Information
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1915-09-20
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 50m
Production CompaniesUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Genres
- Drama
