A Little Sister of Everybody

A Little Sister of Everybody
Directed by Robert Thornby
Produced by Anderson-Brunton Photoplays[1]
Written by William Addison Lathrop
Screenplay by Charles Sarver
Starring Bessie Love
George Fisher
Cinematography Frank B. Good[1]
Production
company
Anderson-Brunton Company
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release dates
  • June 30, 1918 (1918-06-30) (United States)
Running time
 5 reels[2]
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Little Sister of Everybody, sometimes called A Little Sister to Everybody,[3] is a 1918 silent film directed by Robert Thornby, starring Bessie Love and George Fisher.[4]

On its release, it was shown with the Toto (Armando Novello) comedy short The Furniture Movers.[4]

Plot

As described in film magazines,[3][5] left in charge of a large manufacturing business in Manhattan's Lower East Side through the death of his father, Hugh Travers, Jr. (Fisher) is confronted by considerable unrest among the employees due to the socialist doctrines preached by Ivan Marask (Sarno). Disguising himself as a poor factory worker, he labors in his own mill and thus becomes interested in Nicholas Marinoff (Dowling), a socialist writer, and his niece Celeste Janvier (Love). Discharged for inciting the workers to violence, Marask determines to kill Travers. He tells Celeste of his intention and they both arrive at the Travers home at the same time. The young woman spoils his aim so the shot meant for Travers goes wild. Marask is astonished to discover that the man he knew as Hughes is Travers, and his astonishment is shared by Celeste. Travers tells them of his planned reforms for the employees and of his love for Celeste.

Cast

Production

A Little Sister of Everybody was filmed at Paralta Studio in Los Angeles.[4]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews.[5][7]

Like many American films of the time, A Little Sister of Everybody was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 4, the intertitle "I'll kill his dog, Hugh Travers, as a warning".[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 149. OCLC 734075937.
  2. ↑ "Recent Motion Pictures Based on Standard or Current Books". The Library Journal. 43 (9): 656. September 1918.
  3. 1 2 "Bessie Love in 'A Little Sister to Everybody'". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (3): 27. July 13, 1918.
  4. 1 2 3 "'Little Sister' Heads Pathés". Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. 78 (2062): 919. June 29, 1918.
  5. 1 2 "A Little Sister of Everybody". Variety. 60 (11): 33. August 9, 1918.
  6. ↑ "A Little Sister of Everybody". The Moving Picture World. 37 (1): 114. July 6, 1918.
  7. ↑ Various quotes from reviews:
    • "The Shadow Stage". Photoplay. 14 (4): 102. September 1918. clean and mildly thrilling
    • "Pathé". Motography. 20 (1): 10. July 6, 1918. almost universal appeal
    • "Pathé". Exhibitors Herald and Motography. Chicago. 7 (15): 41. October 5, 1918. Action slow. Too long drawn out.
    • "Pathé". Exhibitors Herald and Motography. Chicago. 7 (17): 39. October 19, 1918. Just a picture.
  8. ↑ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (4): 49. July 20, 1918.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.