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The Lily of the Tenements

  • 1911
  • 17m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
27
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Dorothy West in The Lily of the Tenements (1911)
DramaShort

Here we find a youthful toiler at a sewing machine eking the lives of her poor old mother and father. She receives a mere pittance for her labor, and this barely gives them plain food withou... Read allHere we find a youthful toiler at a sewing machine eking the lives of her poor old mother and father. She receives a mere pittance for her labor, and this barely gives them plain food without having much for the rent of their cheerless rooms. The owner of the tenements calls for ... Read allHere we find a youthful toiler at a sewing machine eking the lives of her poor old mother and father. She receives a mere pittance for her labor, and this barely gives them plain food without having much for the rent of their cheerless rooms. The owner of the tenements calls for payment, and being a man of unconscionable principles offers her a means of ameliorating h... Read all

  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Dorothy West
    • Clara T. Bracy
    • W. Chrystie Miller
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    27
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Stars
      • Dorothy West
      • Clara T. Bracy
      • W. Chrystie Miller
    • 1User review
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    Dorothy West
    Dorothy West
    • The Tenement Girl
    Clara T. Bracy
    Clara T. Bracy
    • The Tenement Girl's Mother
    W. Chrystie Miller
    W. Chrystie Miller
    • The Tenement Girl's Father
    George Nichols
    George Nichols
    • The Tenement Owner
    Alfred Paget
    Alfred Paget
    • The Clothing Contractor
    Francis J. Grandon
    Francis J. Grandon
    • The Doctor
    W.C. Robinson
    • The Butler
    William J. Butler
    • One of the Father's Friends
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    Arthur V. Johnson
    Arthur V. Johnson
    Adolph Lestina
    • One of the Father's Friends
    Owen Moore
    Owen Moore
    Blanche Sweet
    Blanche Sweet
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
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    deickemeyer

    Made a deep impression upon an audience

    A story of what befalls some of the girls unfortunate enough to live in the tenements. Often they are forced, as was almost the case in this instance, to sacrifice themselves to secure the wherewithal to live. The graphic way in which this is represented here made a deep impression upon an audience, even in New York, where the thing is so common that a considerable proportion of the population wink at it as a necessity, and let it pass. The happy ending for the poor girl, following the denunciation of his father by the young man, is dramatic, but, unfortunately, few instances of this sort actually occur. The value of this picture will be in depicting the life history of some of the poor whose meed of trouble is too much sometimes for them to bear. - The Moving Picture World, March 11, 1911

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 1911 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Biograph Company
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    • Runtime
      • 17m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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