To-Day

To-Day
Directed by	Ralph Ince
Produced by	Harry Rapf ?Pathé Exchange
Written by	Ralph Ince (scenario)
Based on	play by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer
Starring	Florence Reed
Cinematography	Andre Barlatier - (French Wikipedia)
Distributed by	Pioneer Film Corporation
Release date	June 1917
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

To-Day is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Ralph Ince and starring Florence Reed. A story about prostitution, this film is based on a 1913 stage play,Today, by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer and starred Emily Stevens which ran for an astounding 280 performances in eight months time. Actors Gus Weinburg and Alice Gale are the only actors in the film that appeared in the play. It is considered to be a lost film.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It was remade as the early sound picture Today (1930) by Majestic Pictures starring Conrad Nagel and Catherine Dale Owen.^[4]

Cast

Florence Reed - Lily Morton
Frank Mills - Fred Morton (*this Frank Mills 1867/?1870-1921)
Gus Weinberg - Henry Morton
Alice Gale - Emma Morton
Leonore Harris - Marion Garland (billed as Lenore Harris)
Harry Lambart - Richard Hewlett (billed as Captain Harry Lambert)
Kate Lester - Mrs. Farington

Reception

Like many American films of the time, To-Day was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit as the film features the downfall of a woman through her infidelity and leading an immoral life.^[5]

References

↑ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
↑ The Broadway League. "Today - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com.
↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: To-Day
↑ "Today (1930)". IMDb. 1 November 1930.
↑ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (9): 33. 25 August 1917.

External links

Films directed by Ralph Ince

Mills of the Gods (1912)
A Million Bid (1914)
The Combat (1916)
To-Day (1917)
Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)
The Panther Woman (1918)
The Perfect Lover (1919)
Wet Gold (1921)
Channing of the Northwest (1922)
Homeward Bound (1923)
Success (1923)
Dynamite Smith (1924)
The Moral Sinner (1924)
The Uninvited Guest (1924)
Playing with Souls (1925)
Alias Mary Flynn (1925)
Smooth as Satin (1925)
Lady Robinhood (1925)
Bigger Than Barnum's (1926)
The Sea Wolf (1926)
Breed of the Sea (1926)
The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
The Better Way (1926)
Home Struck (1927)
Shanghaied (1927)
Not for Publication (1927)
Enemies of Society (1927)
South Sea Love (1927)
Wandering Girls (1927)
Danger Street (1928)
Chicago After Midnight (1928)
Coney Island (1928)
The Wreck of the Singapore (1928)
Hit of the Show (1928)
A Real Girl (1929)
Hurricane (1929)
Men of America (1932)
Flaming Gold (1933)
Lucky Devils (1933)
No Escape (1934)
What's in a Name? (1934)
The Black Mask (1935)
Blue Smoke (1935)
Rolling Home (1935)
Crime Unlimited (1935)
It's You I Want (1936)
Twelve Good Men (1936)
Jury's Evidence (1936)
Hail and Farewell (1936)
Fair Exchange (1936)
The Vulture (1937)
The Perfect Crime (1937)
It's Not Cricket (1937)
The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937)
Side Street Angel (1937)

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