The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor (1915)
Comedy-drama | 10 May 1915
Cast:
Vivian Reed , Guy Oliver, Eugenie Besserer [ More ]Director:
E. J. Le SaintWriter:
Maibelle Heikes JusticeProduction Company:
Selig Polyscope Co.The 15 May 1915 Moving Picture News ran the following review: “This picture from a Maibelle Heikes Justice scenario is made unusually interesting by the clever acting of Roland Sharp, a juvenile who plays the role of a newsboy, and by the equally clever acting of his airedale pup, Paddy. The rest of the cast led by Vivian Reed and Guy Oliver are also excellent. The newsboy falls in love with an older girl, who has been kind to him. He serves her devotedly, and is heartbroken when he learns she is about to marry a man of her own age. This is an excellent production of a very pretty story, and ought to appeal strongly to most audiences.”
One of the stars was "Paddy Wuffen," an Airedale Terrier that belonged to Selig actress Stella Razeto, who was pictured with the dog in the 14 August 1915 Picture-Play Magazine. Paddy, according to an accompanying article, "is only at the studio when he is required for some particular scenes, for Paddy is never still a moment, and is no respector of persons....Paddy is a lovable rascal, though, and the boys like to see him around, and lead him on his depredations, for Paddy will tackle anything once."
A list of releases in the 15 May 1915 Motion Picture News gave a film length of 2,000 feet. When The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor was released three months later in Great Britain, the 21 August 1915 Pictures and the Picturegoer, a British trade magazine, cited a length of 1,899 feet. ...
The 15 May 1915 Moving Picture News ran the following review: “This picture from a Maibelle Heikes Justice scenario is made unusually interesting by the clever acting of Roland Sharp, a juvenile who plays the role of a newsboy, and by the equally clever acting of his airedale pup, Paddy. The rest of the cast led by Vivian Reed and Guy Oliver are also excellent. The newsboy falls in love with an older girl, who has been kind to him. He serves her devotedly, and is heartbroken when he learns she is about to marry a man of her own age. This is an excellent production of a very pretty story, and ought to appeal strongly to most audiences.”
One of the stars was "Paddy Wuffen," an Airedale Terrier that belonged to Selig actress Stella Razeto, who was pictured with the dog in the 14 August 1915 Picture-Play Magazine. Paddy, according to an accompanying article, "is only at the studio when he is required for some particular scenes, for Paddy is never still a moment, and is no respector of persons....Paddy is a lovable rascal, though, and the boys like to see him around, and lead him on his depredations, for Paddy will tackle anything once."
A list of releases in the 15 May 1915 Motion Picture News gave a film length of 2,000 feet. When The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor was released three months later in Great Britain, the 21 August 1915 Pictures and the Picturegoer, a British trade magazine, cited a length of 1,899 feet.
"Jimmie O'Meara, an orphan newsboy of ten, has an abiding love for Liz Taylor, a pretty girl of twenty, who is kind to him. Jimmie adopts a stray dog for a pal. Through Jimmie's ingenuity, Liz Taylor and Ben Bradshaw, a comely young man out of a job, find employment in the overall factory. Doyle, the foreman, admires Liz and annoys her, but she dares not give up her job because of poverty and is afraid to tell her troubles to Ben, who works in the packing room. Jimmie hides in the office, and sees Doyle forcing his attentions upon Liz, and with a hammer he fells Doyle to the floor. From that time on, Doyle makes Liz the prey of his hatred. Liz contracts pneumonia and Jimmie is instrumental in helping to save her life. Doyle is fired and Ben is made foreman in the factory. His happiness is complete, for he can now marry Liz. Jimmie is also making matrimonial plans. Armed with a big bouquet, he visits Liz and proposes marriage to her. Liz and Ben, although convulsed with laughter, look upon the little fellow with love and compassion. Liz kisses his cheek and tells Jimmie that when she and Ben are married, he shall live with them. Stunned with his great love and the thought of all that he had already done for Liz, Jimmie cannot see it nor understand. Slowly, he and his pet dog, Sport, go out. Down stairs on the door-step he sits down to think it over. Still there is only one thought in his mind. With his arm thrown around faithful Sport, Jimmie exclaims: 'Ain't that the ingratitude ...
"Jimmie O'Meara, an orphan newsboy of ten, has an abiding love for Liz Taylor, a pretty girl of twenty, who is kind to him. Jimmie adopts a stray dog for a pal. Through Jimmie's ingenuity, Liz Taylor and Ben Bradshaw, a comely young man out of a job, find employment in the overall factory. Doyle, the foreman, admires Liz and annoys her, but she dares not give up her job because of poverty and is afraid to tell her troubles to Ben, who works in the packing room. Jimmie hides in the office, and sees Doyle forcing his attentions upon Liz, and with a hammer he fells Doyle to the floor. From that time on, Doyle makes Liz the prey of his hatred. Liz contracts pneumonia and Jimmie is instrumental in helping to save her life. Doyle is fired and Ben is made foreman in the factory. His happiness is complete, for he can now marry Liz. Jimmie is also making matrimonial plans. Armed with a big bouquet, he visits Liz and proposes marriage to her. Liz and Ben, although convulsed with laughter, look upon the little fellow with love and compassion. Liz kisses his cheek and tells Jimmie that when she and Ben are married, he shall live with them. Stunned with his great love and the thought of all that he had already done for Liz, Jimmie cannot see it nor understand. Slowly, he and his pet dog, Sport, go out. Down stairs on the door-step he sits down to think it over. Still there is only one thought in his mind. With his arm thrown around faithful Sport, Jimmie exclaims: 'Ain't that the ingratitude of a woman?'"—May 1915 Selig Monthly Herald (semi-monthly edition)
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