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A Daughter of the Poor

Mar 17, 1917 · 50m
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Drama
Comedy

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Bessie Love
Rose Eastman
Carmel Myers
Hazel Fleming
Max Davidson
Joe Eastman
George Beranger
Rudolph Creig
Carl Stockdale
James Stevens
Roy Stewart
Jack Stevens
Mae Giraci
Lola (as Tina Rossi)
Directed by Edward Dillon

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Fine Arts Film Company
Country
US

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