Heiress for a Day (1918)
Comedy-drama | 3 March 1918
Cast:
Olive Thomas, Joe King , Eugene Burr [ More ]Director:
John Francis DillonWriters:
Robert Hill, Henry Albert PhillipsProduction Company:
Triangle Film Corp.Some reviews call Eugene Burr's character “Spendthrift.”
Heiress for a Day was announced as actress Olive Thomas’s next production in the 26 Dec 1917 New York Clipper. Robert F. Hill, a new addition to Triangle Film Corp.’s scenario department, was said to be at work on the script, in the 29 Dec 1917 Motion Picture News; however, the same’ day’s Moving Picture World reported that Hill had finished the continuity. Soon after, the 12 Jan 1918 Moving Picture World noted that filming had recently concluded at Triangle’s Culver City, CA, studios. Production was rushed so that Olive Thomas could leave in time to spend the Christmas holiday with her family on the East Coast, according to a 12 Jan 1918 Motography article. Thomas “practically lived at the studio while the picture was being made, taking her meals in the dressing room with the director and discussing new scenes during time off for refreshments.”
Theatrical release occurred on 3 Mar 1918. Prior to that, the film was scheduled to open on 2 Mar 1918 at the American Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT, according to an advertisement in the 27 Feb 1918 [Salt Lake City, UT] Salt Lake Telegram.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included Heiress for a Day on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019. ...
Some reviews call Eugene Burr's character “Spendthrift.”
Heiress for a Day was announced as actress Olive Thomas’s next production in the 26 Dec 1917 New York Clipper. Robert F. Hill, a new addition to Triangle Film Corp.’s scenario department, was said to be at work on the script, in the 29 Dec 1917 Motion Picture News; however, the same’ day’s Moving Picture World reported that Hill had finished the continuity. Soon after, the 12 Jan 1918 Moving Picture World noted that filming had recently concluded at Triangle’s Culver City, CA, studios. Production was rushed so that Olive Thomas could leave in time to spend the Christmas holiday with her family on the East Coast, according to a 12 Jan 1918 Motography article. Thomas “practically lived at the studio while the picture was being made, taking her meals in the dressing room with the director and discussing new scenes during time off for refreshments.”
Theatrical release occurred on 3 Mar 1918. Prior to that, the film was scheduled to open on 2 Mar 1918 at the American Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT, according to an advertisement in the 27 Feb 1918 [Salt Lake City, UT] Salt Lake Telegram.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included Heiress for a Day on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019.
Helen Thurston, a manicurist at the Ritz, is in love with her wealthy patron, Jack Standring, but the young man's mother wants him to marry a rich debutante. Helen is informed that she has inherited her grandfather's millions, and she proceeds as quickly as possible to acquire expensive clothing and jewelry on credit. Jack, however, is not impressed. Soon Helen learns that she has inherited only $1,000, the remainder of the fortune having gone to her cousin Spindrift. The creditors hound her for their money, and at a grand ball at the Standring home, a detective threatens to arrest her. Touched by her poverty, Jack decides to elope with her. Finally Spindrift violates the conditions of the will, and Helen inherits the entire ...
Helen Thurston, a manicurist at the Ritz, is in love with her wealthy patron, Jack Standring, but the young man's mother wants him to marry a rich debutante. Helen is informed that she has inherited her grandfather's millions, and she proceeds as quickly as possible to acquire expensive clothing and jewelry on credit. Jack, however, is not impressed. Soon Helen learns that she has inherited only $1,000, the remainder of the fortune having gone to her cousin Spindrift. The creditors hound her for their money, and at a grand ball at the Standring home, a detective threatens to arrest her. Touched by her poverty, Jack decides to elope with her. Finally Spindrift violates the conditions of the will, and Helen inherits the entire fortune.
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