A City Sparrow is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Kate Jordan and Clara Genevieve Kennedy. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Walter Hiers, Clyde Fillmore, Lillian Leighton, William Boyd, and Rose Cade. The film was released on October 17, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
| A City Sparrow | |
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Screenplay by | Kate Jordan Clara Genevieve Kennedy |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Ethel Clayton Walter Hiers Clyde Fillmore Lillian Leighton William Boyd Rose Cade |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs summarized in a film magazine,[3] Milly West (Ethel Clayton), a cabaret dancer becomes injured, and after a surgeon says she cannot become a mother, she gives up on love. Tim (Walter Hiers) loves her and after she rejects him, writes his mother in the country that he has killed himself. David (Clyde Fillmore), a man from the country, takes her there to recover and later wins her over.
The magazine also used stills to illustrate the plot:
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Milly, a cabaret dancer, offers Tim her pie at a theatrical boarding house -
In her dressing room, Milly muses over the seriousness of the surgeon's decree -
Too weak to continue her dancing act, Milly is compelled to leave the stage -
During a sojourn in the country she meets David Muir, who learns to love her -
Resisting the pleas of her former dancing partner, Milly refuses to return to the café -
David persuades Milly; she promises to marry him and mother the waif that brought them together
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Cast
edit- Ethel Clayton as Milly West
- Walter Hiers as Tim Ennis
- Clyde Fillmore as David Muir
- Lillian Leighton as Ma Ennis
- William Boyd as Hughie Ray
- Rose Cade as Annie
- Robert Brower as Parson Neil
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Hester Neil
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Babb
Preservation status
editReferences
edit- ^ "A City Sparrow". afi.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "A City Sparrow (1920) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Film Fun (Jan. 1921), from the Internet Archive
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A City Sparrow
External links
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