A Kiss for Susie

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A Kiss for Susie
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Still with Elinor Hancock, Tom Forman, and Vivian Martin
Directed by Robert Thornby
Screenplay byHarvey F. Thew
Paul West
Produced by Julia Crawford Ivers
Starring Vivian Martin
Tom Forman
John Burton
Jack Nelson
Pauline Perry
Chris Lynton
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production
company
Pallas Pictures
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • August 2, 1917 (1917-08-02)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A Kiss for Susie is a lost [1] 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Harvey F. Thew and Paul West. The film stars Vivian Martin, Tom Forman, John Burton, Jack Nelson, Pauline Perry, and Chris Lynton. The film was released on August 2, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [2] [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [4] while the male members of the family bring home money, Susie (Martin) keeps house and tries to keep them filled with food. A wealthy uncle dies and leaves the bricklayer fifty thousand pounds of gold, so the Nolans move into better quarters and fall in with a cheap set. Susie sees the ruin that money is bringing her father, brother, and sister, and succeeds in convincing them to invest in a supposedly poor stock. The venture fails and they suppose themselves penniless until Susie's beau (Forman) returns the money which he has invested in securities to take care of the family for life.

Cast

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References

  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Kiss for Susie
  2. Hal Erickson (2015). "A-Kiss-for-Susie - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. "A Kiss for Susie". AFI. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. "Reviews: A Kiss for Susie". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (9). New York: Exhibitors Herald Company: 26. August 25, 1917.