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A Daughter of the Poor

1917 • 0h50m Drama, Comedy

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A young girl, Rose Eastmen lives with her lazy Uncle, who works as a janitor in a publishing house. Lacking education, both Rose and her Uncle are susceptible to the socialist ideas of writer Rudolph Creig. One day Rose encounters Jack Steven's the wealthy son of the publishing house, working on his car. She believes he is a common laborer, and begins seeing him. Through her exposure to Jack, Rose begins to realize the rich are not such an abominable people. Rudolph has also reached this conclusion after learning Steven's has published his book. Now with a hefty royalty check and success, Rudolph is able to marry Rose.

Details

Director

Edward Dillon

Screenplay

Anita Loos

Cast

Bessie Love

Carmel Myers

Max Davidson

Release date

3/17/1917

Status

Released

Origin country

US