The Poor Little Rich Girl
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| Poor Little Rich Girl | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Written by | Frances Marion |
| Starring | Mary Pickford Madlaine Traverse Charles Wellesley Gladys Fairbanks |
| Release date(s) | March 5, 1917 |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
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The Poor Little Rich Girl is a 1917 film which tells the story of a rich girl whose parents ignore her and whose servants push her around, until tragedy brings them to realize the error of their ways. It stars Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks and Frank McGlynn Sr..
The movie was adapted by Frances Marion from the play by Eleanor Gates. It was directed by Maurice Tourneur. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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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.[1]
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[edit] External link
- The Poor Little Rich Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- The Poor Little Rich Girl at the TCM Movie Database
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