A Daughter of the Poor (1917)
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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.
- Release date
- March 17, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Bessie Love as Rose Eastman
- Carmel Myers as Hazel Fleming
- Max Davidson as Joe Eastman
- George Beranger as Rudolph Creig
- Carl Stockdale as James Stevens
- Roy Stewart as Jack Stevens
- Mae Giraci as Lola
Crew
- Edward Dillon · Director
- Anita Loos · Writer
- Philip R. Du Bois · Cinematographer