Film

A Poor Relation

1921 · 50m · Comedy

You will laugh and cry and be stirred to the very depths of your heart

Slaving to perfect an invention, Noah Vale tries to keep two orphans--Rip and Patch--and himself by peddling books and is helped by Scallops, a girl who occasionally brings them food. He appeals to Fay, a wealthy relative, for help in marketing his invention and arouses the interest of Fay's pretty daughter. Sterrett, Fay's partner, steals the model but returns it when he discovers it to be worthless. Johnny Smith, Fay's secretary, is fired when he proposes to the boss's daughter; and visiting Vale's attic, he is comforted by his epigrams. Johnny takes them to a newspaper editor, and they are so successful that both Smith and Vale are hired. Vale decides to give up inventing for writing, and Johnny marries Miss Fay despite her father's opposition.

Will Rogers

Noah Vale

Sylvia Breamer

Miss Fay

Wallace MacDonald

Johnny Smith

Sidney Ainsworth

Sterrett

George B. Williams

Mr. Fay

Molly Malone

Scallops

Robert DeVilbiss

Rip

Jeanette Trebaol

Patch

Walter Perry

O'Halley

• Clarence G. BadgerDirector
• Edward E. KidderWriter
• Bernard McConvilleWriter
• Marcel Le PicardDirector of Photography

Release date

December 30, 1921

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Comedy