Melissa of the Hills
1917, English. Directed by James Kirkwood.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- James KirkwoodDirector
- Mary Miles MinterMelissa Stark
- Spottiswoode AitkenJethro Stark
- Allan ForrestTom Williams
- George PeriolatCyrus Kimball
- John GoughLarry Watts
- Anne SchaeferSally Smith
- Perry BanksDr. Brand
- Gertrude Le BrandtMrs. Sanders
- Harry ClarkCutler Sanders
- Frank ThompsonSam Allison
- Emma KlugeMrs. Watts
- R.J. HandGrandpa Allison
Details
- Released
- 23 July 1917
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Maibelle Heikes Justice
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Melissa of the Hills runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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Melissa of the Hills isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 July 1917. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Melissa of the Hills?
Melissa of the Hills (1917) was directed by James Kirkwood and stars Mary Miles Minter, Spottiswoode Aitken, Allan Forrest.