A Daughter of the Poor

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A Daughter of the Poor
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Directed by Edward Dillon
Written by Anita Loos [1]
Starring Bessie Love
CinematographyPhilip R. Du Bois [2]
Production
company
Distributed by Triangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • March 18, 1917 (1917-03-18)(U.S.)
Running time
5 reels [1] [2]
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (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]

Contents

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

Plot

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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Film still

Production

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

Reception

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Harrison, Louis Reeves (March 24, 1917). "Reviews of Current Productions". The Moving Picture World . Vol. 31, no. 12. Chalmers Publishing Company. p. 1949.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Film Reviews". Variety . Vol. 46, no. 4. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. March 23, 1917. p. 24.
  3. 1 2 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". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  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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