A City Sparrow

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A City Sparrow (1920)

Directed by Sam Wood

“A story that warms your heart to a happy glow”

Drama · 50m

A drama starring Ethel Clayton. Milly West (Clayton) is a dancer who has her heart bent on stardom. She has an admirer in country boy Tim Ennis (Walter Hiers), who lives in the same boarding house as she does, but she turns down his marriage proposal. During a performance, Milly is injured and can't get her strength back to get another gig. Hughie Ray (William Boyd), a pal of Tim's, comes to town and offers to take Milly back to the country to recuperate. She takes him up on his offer and after she has been there a while he proposes. But Milly has been told that her injury makes it impossible for her to bear children; since she knows that Ray loves kids she tries to leave him.

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Cast

Ethel Clayton Milly West Walter Hiers Tim Ennis Clyde Fillmore David Muir Lillian Leighton Ma Ennis William Boyd Hughie Ray
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Rose Cade Annie Robert Brower Parson Neil Helen Jerome Eddy Hester Neil Sylvia Ashton Mrs. Babb

Crew

Director
Sam Wood
Writer
Clara Genevieve Kennedy

Details

Release date
1920-10-17
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation