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A Daughter of the Poor

A Daughter of the Poor (1917)

0h 50m | PG-13

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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.

Director: Edward Dillon

Studio: Fine Arts Film Company

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

as Rose Eastman

Carmel Myers

Carmel Myers

as Hazel Fleming

Max Davidson

Max Davidson

as Joe Eastman

George Beranger

George Beranger

as Rudolph Creig

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

as James Stevens

Roy Stewart

Roy Stewart

as Jack Stevens