A Poor Relation

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A Poor Relation (1921)

Directed by Clarence G. Badger

“You will laugh and cry and be stirred to the very depths of your heart”

Comedy · 50m

Slaving to perfect an invention, Noah Vale tries to keep two orphans--Rip and Patch--and himself by peddling books and is helped by Scallops, a girl who occasionally brings them food. He appeals to Fay, a wealthy relative, for help in marketing his invention and arouses the interest of Fay's pretty daughter. Sterrett, Fay's partner, steals the model but returns it when he discovers it to be worthless. Johnny Smith, Fay's secretary, is fired when he proposes to the boss's daughter; and visiting Vale's attic, he is comforted by his epigrams. Johnny takes them to a newspaper editor, and they are so successful that both Smith and Vale are hired. Vale decides to give up inventing for writing, and Johnny marries Miss Fay despite her father's opposition.

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Cast

Will Rogers Noah Vale Sylvia Breamer Miss Fay Wallace MacDonald Johnny Smith Sidney Ainsworth Sterrett George B. Williams Mr. Fay Molly Malone Scallops
R
Robert DeVilbiss Rip
J
Jeanette Trebaol Patch
W
Walter Perry O'Halley

Crew

Director
Clarence G. Badger
Writer
Bernard McConville, Edward E. Kidder
Director of Photography
Marcel Le Picard

Details

Release date
1921-12-30
Runtime
50m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation