A Poor Relation
- December 1921 (1921-12)
A Poor Relation is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Bernard McConville. It is based on the play A Poor Relation by Edward E. Kidder. The film stars Will Rogers, Sylvia Breamer, Wallace MacDonald, Sidney Ainsworth, George B. Williams, and Molly Malone. The film was released in December 1921, by Goldwyn Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[4] shabby and lovable old inventor Noah Vale (Rogers) shares his attic room with Rip (DeVilbiss) and Patch (Trebaol), two orphans he has befriended. His lifetime ambition is centered in an invention he has slaved to perfect. In the meantime he tries to keep Rip, Patch, and himself from starving by selling copies of The Decline and Fall of Rome door to door. He is dispossessed and Scallops (Malone), a neighbor's child, gives them shelter. Vale has a distant relative, a wealthy manufacturer by the name of Fay (Williams), and when he writes him for aid in putting the invention to market, Fay's daughter (Breamer) takes a deep interest in the case. Fay's partner Sterrett (Ainsworth) tries to steal a model of the invention, but returns it when he finds that it is worthless. Johnny Smith (MacDonald), secretary to Fay, is discharged but secures work at a newspaper, and gets a position for Vale as a column writer. Vale gives up inventing and when Johnny marries Miss Fay, they provide a home for Rip and Patch.
Cast
- Will Rogers as Noah Vale
- Sylvia Breamer as Miss Fay
- Wallace MacDonald as Johnny Smith
- Sidney Ainsworth as Sterrett
- George B. Williams as Mr. Fay
- Molly Malone as Scallops
- Robert DeVilbiss as Rip
- Jeanette Trebaol as Patch
- Walter Perry as O'Halley
References
- ^ "A Poor Relation (1921) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Janiss Garza. "Poor Relation (1921)". AllMovie. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "A Poor Relation". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Reviews: A Poor Relation". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (1). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 63–64. December 31, 1921.
External links
- Media related to A Poor Relation (1921 film) at Wikimedia Commons
- A Poor Relation at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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