A Dream or Two Ago
A Dream or Two Ago | |
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Directed by | James Kirkwood |
Written by | Arthur Henry Gooden Henry Albert Phillips (story) |
Starring | Mary Miles Minter |
Cinematography | Carl Widen |
Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 51 mins.[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
A Dream or Two Ago is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by James Kirkwood. The film was one of the few films of Mary Miles Minter which survived. The film was restored in 2004 and was shown along with The Innocence of Lizette (1916) at a Dutch film festival.[2]
Plot[]
Millicent Hawthorne is the six-year-old daughter of a wealthy family. When a jewel thief robs the family, he kidnaps and raises Millicent to be a thief. Her parents try to forget about her loss by supporting people who need help, while Millicent gets amnesia after a fall on her head. When a friend of her parents notices her, he immediately informs them. A chase to reunite with the daughter follows.
Cast[]
- Mary Miles Minter - Millicent Hawthorne
- Dodo Newton - Millicent (age 6)
- Lizette Thorne - Her Mother
- Clarence Burton - Her Father
- John Gough - Humpy
- Orral Humphrey - Kraft
- Gertrude Le Brandt
References[]
- ^ "A Dream or Two Ago (1916)". MovieMeter.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Biennale '05: Programma A-Z". Nederlands Filmmuseum (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1916 films
- 1916 drama films
- American drama films
- American silent feature films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- 1910s drama film stubs