

A Daughter of the Poor
1917-03-17 · 50 min · Not rated
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.
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- Directors
- Edward Dillon
- Production companies
- Fine Arts Film Company
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Bessie LoveRose Eastman
Carmel MyersHazel Fleming
Max DavidsonJoe Eastman
George BerangerRudolph Creig
Carl StockdaleJames Stevens
Roy StewartJack Stevens
Mae GiraciLola (as Tina Rossi)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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