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A Daughter of the City

1915 · 50 min

A quiet, somber melodrama that weighs love against money, with a mother's cold greed pressing down on a daughter's hopes.

Directed by
E.H. Calvert
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marguerite Clayton, E.H. Calvert, John Junior
Overview
Margaret Fowler is a daughter of the city. Her mother, mean and avaricious, ground down to poverty, is willing to sacrifice her daughter's happiness and love for wealth and position. The girl longs for the beautiful things of life. Prompted by her own mother's pleadings, she turns her back on love.

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Directed by
E.H. Calvert
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marguerite Clayton, E.H. Calvert, John Junior
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • family
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
E.H. Calvert
Written by
W.S. Van Dyke
Starring
Marguerite Clayton, E.H. Calvert, John Junior, Camille D'Arcy, Florence Oberle, Betty Scott, Ernest Maupain, Tommy Harper
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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