A Daughter of the Poor

A Daughter of the Poor (1917) is a drama, comedy film directed by Edward Dillon.

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.

Cast

Bessie Love

Rose Eastman

Carmel Myers

Hazel Fleming

Max Davidson

Joe Eastman

George Beranger

Rudolph Creig

Carl Stockdale

James Stevens

Roy Stewart

Jack Stevens

Mae Giraci

Lola (as Tina Rossi)