Little Miss Smiles (1922)
Melodrama | 15 January 1922
Director:
Jack FordWriters:
Jack Strumwasser, Dorothy YostCinematographer:
David AbelProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The working title for this film was Little Aliens. The 8 Oct 1921 Motion Picture News referred to it by that title when reporting that Jack Strumwasser and Dorothy Yost had recently completed continuity for the picture. Production was underway by late Sep 1921, as indicated in the 24 Sep 1921 issue of Camera. Filming took place at Fox Film Corp.’s studio in Hollywood, CA, and was still underway in late Oct 1921, according to the 29 Oct 1921 Camera. The 26 Nov 1921 issue reported a title change to Her Loved One, but the film was released as Little Miss Smiles.
According to a 15 Oct 1921 Camera brief, actress Violet Radcliffe was cast in the role of a Jewish girl.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019. ...
The working title for this film was Little Aliens. The 8 Oct 1921 Motion Picture News referred to it by that title when reporting that Jack Strumwasser and Dorothy Yost had recently completed continuity for the picture. Production was underway by late Sep 1921, as indicated in the 24 Sep 1921 issue of Camera. Filming took place at Fox Film Corp.’s studio in Hollywood, CA, and was still underway in late Oct 1921, according to the 29 Oct 1921 Camera. The 26 Nov 1921 issue reported a title change to Her Loved One, but the film was released as Little Miss Smiles.
According to a 15 Oct 1921 Camera brief, actress Violet Radcliffe was cast in the role of a Jewish girl.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019.
Little Aliens
The Aaronson family, who live in a New York tenement, suffer many hardships according to their station in life, but their worst sorrow occurs when Mama Aaronson is diagnosed as going blind. While Davie wishes to become a prizefighter, his parents strenuously object to his ambition. On the other hand, their cheerful young daughter Esther is beloved by a popular young doctor, Jack Washton. Davie falls into bad company and shoots a gangster who insults his sister; he is eventually cleared of the crime, however, and Esther marries Dr. ...
The Aaronson family, who live in a New York tenement, suffer many hardships according to their station in life, but their worst sorrow occurs when Mama Aaronson is diagnosed as going blind. While Davie wishes to become a prizefighter, his parents strenuously object to his ambition. On the other hand, their cheerful young daughter Esther is beloved by a popular young doctor, Jack Washton. Davie falls into bad company and shoots a gangster who insults his sister; he is eventually cleared of the crime, however, and Esther marries Dr. Jack.
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