A Sister of Six is a 1916 American silent Western film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film was directed by brothers Chester M. and Sidney Franklin.[1][2] This was Bessie Love's first starring role.[3]
| A Sister of Six | |
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| Directed by | Chester M. Franklin Sidney Franklin |
| Written by | Bernard McConville |
| Starring | Bessie Love |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film is considered lost, as only a fragment survives.[4]
Production
editThe hacienda set was built on the Lasky Ranch.[5]
Rehearsals for the film commenced on August 4, 1916.[5]
Plot
editIn 1860, Prudence (Love) and her six siblings are orphaned when their father is killed by bandits. Prudence becomes a surrogate mother to them, and moves the family from Southern California to New England to live with an old sailor uncle. When they learn that gold was discovered on their land in California, they all return to claim the gold by fighting the bandits who have taken over their land.[3][6][7][8]
Cast
edit- Ben Lewis as Amos Winthrop
- Bessie Love as Prudence
- Georgie Stone as Jonathan
- Violet Radcliffe as Eli
- Carmen De Rue as Priscilla
- Francis Carpenter as Benjamin
- Beulah Burns as Abigail
- Lloyd Perl as Allan
- Ralph Lewis as Caleb Winthrop
- Frank Bennett as Joaquin Sepulveda
- Allan Sears as Don Francisco Garcia
- Charles Gorman as John Longstreet
- Charles Stephens as Diego
- Alberta Lee as Miss Ruth
Release and reception
editOn its release, it was shown with a Mack Sennett/Keystone comedy.[9][10]
The film received generally positive reviews. The performances, especially those of the child actors, were praised as well.[11][12] Despite positive reviews for Bessie Love's performance,[13] it was noted that she was not yet a box office draw.[11][14]
References
edit- ^ Bennett, Carl (April 1, 2012). "Progressive Silent Film List: A Sister of Six". Silent Era.
- ^ Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1988). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1911–1920. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-06301-3.
- ^ a b Slide, Anthony (September 12, 2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8.
- ^ "Sister of Six". Wikimedia Commons. October 29, 1916.
- ^ a b Love, Bessie (March 30, 1965). "Period: Early Hollywood". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 8.
- ^ Kennedy, Thomas C. (October 21, 1916). "Current Releases Reviewed". Motography. Vol. 16, no. 17. pp. 937–8.
- ^ "Reviews of Current Productions". The Moving Picture World. October 21, 1916. p. 379.
- ^ "Triangle Releases for October 29th". The Moving Picture World. October 21, 1916. p. 409.
- ^ "A Sister of Six (Triangle, 1916)". Heritage Auctions. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ McQuade, Jas S. (November 11, 1916). "Chicago News Letter". The Moving Picture World. Vol. 30, no. 6. p. 832.
- ^ a b Burke, Frank W. (December 23, 1916). "What the Picture Did for Me". Motography. Vol. 16, no. 26. p. 1360.
- ^ Trinz, S. (November 4, 1916). "What the Picture Did for Me". Motography. Vol. 16, no. 19. p. 1003.
- ^ Von Harleman, G. P. (December 30, 1916). "News of Los Angeles and Vicinity". The Moving Picture World. Vol. 30, no. 13. p. 1948.
- ^ Saxe, Martin (November 18, 1916). "What the Picture Did for Me". Motography. Vol. 16, no. 21. p. 1110.
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