The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 18min
- Comedy, Drama
- 05 Mar 1917 (USA)
- Movie
The wealthy but selfish parents of a lonely young girl begin to rethink what is important to them after a servant's irresponsibility results in a crisis.
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Cast
| Mary Pickford | ... |
Gwendolyn 'Gwen'
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| Madlaine Traverse | ... |
Gwendolyn's Mother
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Charles Wellesley | ... |
Gwendolyn's Father
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Gladys Fairbanks | ... |
Jane
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| Frank McGlynn Sr. | ... |
The Plumber
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Emile La Croix | ... |
The Organ Grinder
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| Marcia Harris | ... |
Miss Royale
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Charles Craig | ... |
Thomas
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| Frank Andrews | ... |
Potter
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| Herbert Prior | ... |
The Doctor
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George Gernon | ... |
Johnny Blake
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| Maxine Elliott Hicks | ... |
Susie May Squoggs
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| Nora Cecil | ... |
One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Maurice Tourneur | ||
Written by
| Eleanor Gates | ... | (play "Poor Little Rich Girl") |
| Frances Marion | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Adolph Zukor | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Lucien N. Andriot | ... | (as Lucien Andriot) |
| John van den Broek | ... | (as John v.d. Broek) |
Production Design by
| Ben Carré | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mason N. Litson | ... | assistant director (as M.N. Litson) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Artcraft Pictures Corporation (1917) (United States) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Milestone Video (2012) (United States) (DVD) (as a part of the "Rags & Riches Mary Pickford Collection")
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Gwen's family is rich, but her parents ignore her and most of the servants push her around, so she is lonely and unhappy. Her father is concerned only with making money, and her mother cares only about her social position. But one day a servant's irresponsibility creates a crisis that causes everyone to rethink what is important to them. Written by Snow Leopard |
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| Taglines | The "poor little rich girl" is so-called because of her wealth of material comforts and her poverty of in the happiness and affection she craves. Mother's social duties leave no time for tender good-night caresses. Father wages war among the bulls and bears of Wall street, an neglects his little daughter and his home. (Print Ad-Jeanette News, ((Jeanette, Penna.)) 5 June 1917) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mary Pickford was 25 years old when she played the 11 year old Gwen in this movie. Her short stature helped the illusion of youth. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Mary Pickford (2005). See more » |
| Quotes |
Her mother:
Mother is very busy to-day, dear. We'll try to have a little chat, to-morrow. Gwendolyn: Why do my to-morrows never come? See more » |