What the Daisy Said
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| What the Daisy Said | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | Stanner E.V. Taylor |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
What the Daisy Said is a one-reel film (about 12 minutes) made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910.[1]
Plot
[edit]Sisters Martha and Millie begin their day in a field of daisies. Millie plucks petals to divine whether he loves me... he loves me not, and the two part ways. Martha encounters a lanky farmhand who proposes they become sweethearts, but she declines and heads to town for a palm reading. There, a mustachioed gypsy captivates her and offers a fortune aligned with his own desires. Swayed by his charm, Martha meets him at a waterfall, where he wins her trust before she returns home.
Eager to see him again, Martha revisits the waterfall. The gypsy embraces her, and after she departs, he confidently plans his next move. Martha convinces Millie to have her fortune told, but while distracted in town, Martha loses track of her sister. The gypsy, now alone with Millie, leads her to the waterfall and kisses her, which Martha later witnesses. Heartbroken, Martha withdraws to the orchard.
Meanwhile, their father discovers Millie with the gypsy and, enraged, confronts him. In the struggle, the gypsy strikes the father and flees. A search party forms as the father recovers. Unaware of the assault, Martha hides the gypsy in a barrel. When the mob passes, he departs abruptly. The posse later confronts him at the fortuneteller's wagon and forces him to leave town.
In the aftermath, Martha finds comfort with the farmhand she once rejected. The film ends as Millie strolls arm-in-arm with a new suitor through the daisy field.
Cast
[edit]- Clara T. Bracy as A Gypsy (uncredited)
- Kate Bruce as The Spinster (uncredited)
- Verner Clarges as The Father (uncredited)
- John T. Dillon as A Farmhand (uncredited)
- Frank Evans as A Farmhand (uncredited)
- Francis J. Grandon as A Farmer (uncredited)
- Joseph Graybill as The Gypsy (uncredited)
- Owen Moore (uncredited)
- George Nichols (uncredited)
- Anthony O'Sullivan as A Gypsy/A Farmhand (uncredited)
- Alfred Paget as A Farmhand (uncredited)
- Mary Pickford as Martha (uncredited)
- Gertrude Robinson as Milly (uncredited)
- Mack Sennett (uncredited)
- Charles West as A Farmer (uncredited)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: What the Daisy Said". Silent Era. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
External links
[edit]- 1910 films
- 1910 drama films
- 1910 short films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Biograph Company films
- Short films directed by D. W. Griffith
- Films shot in New Jersey
- Films with screenplays by Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Silent American drama short films
- Surviving American silent films
- English-language drama short films