Daughters of Today (1924 film)

Daughters of Today
Daughters of Today
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Rollin S. Sturgeon
Written by	Lucien Hubbard
Starring	Patsy Ruth Miller; Ralph Graves; Edna Murphy;
Cinematography	Milton Moore
Production; company	Sturgeon-Hubbard Company
Distributed by	Selznick Distributing Corporation
Release date	February 2, 1924;
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

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

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

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

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

^ 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.