Melissa of the Hills

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot

Melissa Stark, a young girl in the Tennessee mountains tries to unite feuding families (Allisons & Watts) and help her preacher father, Jethro, while navigating romance with lawyer Tom Williams and a mistaken identity crisis that leads to her father's tragic death, after which the families reconcile. The story involves a newspaper ad for a dress, a mistaken identification of Jethro as a murder fugitive by a deputy sheriff, and a violent confrontation that ends with Jethro's innocence proven but his life lost.

Run Time

0h 50m

Original Title

Melissa of the Hills

Genre

Drama

Country

United States of America

Language

No Language

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Official Release Date

July 23, 1917

Available Via

Theatrical Release

American Film Company
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