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A Daughter of the Poor

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A Daughter of the Poor
Black and white magazine advertisement showing an inset photo of a young woman
Magazine advertisement
Directed byEdward Dillon
Written byAnita Loos[1]
StarringBessie Love
CinematographyPhilip R. Du Bois[2]
Production
company
Distributed byTriangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • March 18, 1917 (1917-03-18) (U.S.)
Running time
5 reels[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A Daughter of the Poor is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama[3] film produced by Fine Arts Film Company and released by Triangle Film Corporation.[1] The film was directed by Edward Dillon and starred young Bessie Love.[1][3]

Although incomplete, prints of the film survive at the George Eastman Museum.[4][5][6][7]

Plot

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Despite her family's poverty, Rose (Love) generously helps a disabled child named Lola (Giraci). Her kindness attracts wealthy publisher Jack Stevens (Stewart), whose interest in Rose angers her boyfriend Creig (Beranger), a worker and radical writer.

When Rose's uncle is imprisoned, she appeals to Stevens' father James (Stockdale) for his release. Impressed by Rose, the elder Stevens learns about Lola and decides to adopt her. Creig follows Rose to the Stevens home and discovers they have published his radical treatise and want to pay him for his work.[2][8][9]

Cast

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Black and white film still showing actors in period costume
Film still

Production

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In production, the film was known as The Doll Shop and The Spitfire.[10]

Reception

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Overall, the film received mixed reviews. One review deemed the production as "flawless" and declared Love's performance was "her best ... thus far."[1] Variety noted issues with continuity.[2] Another review said that the film was "not up to the Triangle standard."[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Harrison, Louis Reeves (March 24, 1917). "Reviews of Current Productions". The Moving Picture World. Vol. 31, no. 12. Chalmers Publishing Company. p. 1949.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Film Reviews". Variety. Vol. 46, no. 4. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. March 23, 1917. p. 24.
  3. ^ a b The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Daughter of the Poor
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Daughter of the Poor
  5. ^ "A Daughter of the Poor – [Incomplete] – 35 mm nitrate master positive". Eastman Museum.
  6. ^ "A Daughter of the Poor – [Incomplete]". Eastman Museum.
  7. ^ "A Daughter of the Poor – [Incomplete] – 35 mm polyester positive print". Eastman Museum.
  8. ^ Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30657-0. ISSN 0742-6933.
  9. ^ Shull, Michael Slade (September 3, 2015). "The Filmography, 1917". Radicalism in American Silent Films, 1909–1929: A Filmography and History. McFarland. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-4766-1103-7.
  10. ^ "Triangle Title Changed". Motography. Vol. 7, no. 6. February 10, 1917. p. 312.
  11. ^ Campbell, S.A. (January 12, 1918). "What the Picture Did for Me". Motography. Vol. 19, no. 2. p. 54.
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