The Brand (film)

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The Brand is a silent film released in the U.S. in 1914. Jere F. Looney wrote the story for the film and Kenean Buel directed. It was a Kalem film in two parts. [1] The story features a girl sent to a reformatory by her step-mother and a girl from the slums. [1]

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Reception

The film received reviews from publications including New York Dramatic Mirror and Moving Picture World . [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 "The Short Films of Alice Joyce, 1914". web.stanford.edu.