| Daughters of Today | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Rollin S. Sturgeon |
| Written by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Milton Moore |
Production company | Sturgeon-Hubbard Company |
| Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Daughters of Today is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Ralph Graves, and Edna Murphy.[1]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[2] Lois Whittall's father Leigh is interested in a young blonde charmer. Lois and her college friends are out for a good time and en route pick up Mabel Vandegrift, a young country woman who was very strictly reared by her parents. Their gay roadside party is wound up by a moonlight bathing frolic. The young people are then scattered by outraged villagers and they are in an automobile accident. Lois and Mabel then become mixed up in a murder mystery. In the end, it all comes out alright and the two young women find happiness with their respective lovers.
Cast
[edit]- Patsy Ruth Miller as Lois Whittall
- Ralph Graves as Ralph Adams
- Edna Murphy as Mabel Vandegrift
- Edward Hearn as Peter Farnham
- Philo McCullough as Reggy Adams
- George Nichols as Dirk Vandegrift
- Gertrude Claire as Ma Vandegrift
- Phillips Smalley as Leigh Whittall
- Zasu Pitts as Lorena
- Henry Hebert as Calnan (credited as H.J. Herbert)
- Fontaine La Rue as Mrs. Mantell
- Truman Van Dyke as Dick
- Dorothy Wood as Flo
- Marjorie Bonner as Maisie
Production
[edit]Daughters of Today was originally developed by Irving Thalberg as a flapper film, but was assigned to be directed by Sturgeon when Thalberg left for MGM.[3][4]
Censorship
[edit]Films during that period were subject to censorship by state and city censor boards. The Board of Motion Picture Review of Worcester, Massachusetts, banned the showing of Daughters of Today.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Stumpf p. 119
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 22, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Daughters of Today". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Carrier, Jeffrey L. (2023). Confessions of a Kept Man: My Strange Friendship with Silent Movie Star Patsy Ruth Miller. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 8. ISBN 979-8-8230-1214-0.
- ^ Thomas, Bob (2000). Thalberg: Life and Legend. Beverly Hills, California: Phoenix Books. ISBN 978-1-61467-084-1.
- ^ "Worcester Review Board Bans Pictures". The Exhibitor. 8 (5). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 15. October 1, 1924. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Stumpf, Charles. ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. McFarland, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7864-4620-9
External links
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