The Message in the Bottle

The Message in the Bottle

10 mins | March 9, 1911

A lost film. Lieutenant Shannon ( Owen Moore ) finds himself shipwrecked on an island and throws a bottle with a message into the sea, hoping it will reach civilization. His brave spirit impresses the islands savages and the King offers him the hand of his daughter in marriage. A rescue party suddenly disrupts the wedding already in progress, and the lieutenant is reunited with his sweetheart Louise Spencer ( Mary Pickford ). The heart-broken maiden stands alone, like a statue on a rock as she watches the boat carry away the man she loved.

The Message in the Bottle

10 mins | March 9, 1911

The Message in the Bottle
A lost film. Lieutenant Shannon ( Owen Moore ) finds himself shipwrecked on an island and throws a bottle with a message into the sea, hoping it will reach civilization. His brave spirit impresses the islands savages and the King offers him the hand of his daughter in marriage. A rescue party suddenly disrupts the wedding already in progress, and the lieutenant is reunited with his sweetheart Louise Spencer ( Mary Pickford ). The heart-broken maiden stands alone, like a statue on a rock as she watches the boat carry away the man she loved.
Producers Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP)
Original title The Message in the Bottle
Directors Thomas H. Ince
Writers

Cast

Mary Pickford

as Louise Spencer

Owen Moore

as Lietenant / Lieutenant / Lieutenant Shannon