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The Portrait in the Attic

  • 1915
  • 11m
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5.6/10
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DramaShort

Thelma, Mr. Chadwick's little daughter, is not at all agreeably surprised when her father returns from his honeymoon with his second wife. With undue frigidity, Thelma meets her new mother, ... Read allThelma, Mr. Chadwick's little daughter, is not at all agreeably surprised when her father returns from his honeymoon with his second wife. With undue frigidity, Thelma meets her new mother, and then recoils, as if wholly displeased with the selection. She is called into the next ... Read allThelma, Mr. Chadwick's little daughter, is not at all agreeably surprised when her father returns from his honeymoon with his second wife. With undue frigidity, Thelma meets her new mother, and then recoils, as if wholly displeased with the selection. She is called into the next room by her father, given a scolding and told to go out and meet her stepmother as any nic... Read all

  • Director
    • John H. Collins
  • Writer
    • Richard Ridgely
  • Stars
    • Viola Dana
    • William Bechtel
    • Miriam Nesbitt
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
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    • Director
      • John H. Collins
    • Writer
      • Richard Ridgely
    • Stars
      • Viola Dana
      • William Bechtel
      • Miriam Nesbitt
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    Viola Dana
    Viola Dana
    • Thelma
    William Bechtel
    William Bechtel
    • Franci, the Dancing Master
    Miriam Nesbitt
    Miriam Nesbitt
    • Thelma's Stepmother
    Robert Conness
    Robert Conness
    • Thelma's Father
    Mrs. William Bechtel
    • Thelma's Aunt
    Shirley Mason
    Shirley Mason
    Margaret Prussing
    Margaret Prussing
    • Thelma's Mother
    • Director
      • John H. Collins
    • Writer
      • Richard Ridgely
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    deickemeyer

    Well acted and nicely staged

    Viola Dana, who created the title role in "The Poor Little Rich Girl," has the leading part in this well acted and nicely staged drama. Wm. Bechtel, Miriam Nesbitt, Robert Conness, Mrs. Wm. Bechtel, Margaret Prussing and a knowing Boston bull assist Miss Dana in working out the story of a young girl who resents the coming of a stepmother into her life. Although somewhat older than the right age for the character, Miss Dana brings out the different moods of the willful little miss with skill, and makes her surrender at the finish with charming conviction. It is rather difficult to understand, however, why the portrait of a man's first wife should have been lugged up into the attic and thrown into a corner, just because he is going to bring home a new wife. - The Moving Picture World, March 13, 1915

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      This film survives in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art.

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1915 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Edison Company
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    • Runtime
      11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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