
Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.... (Full plot summary below)
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Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThis tearjerker melodrama proved to be a big hit commercially for the popular silent star Mary Pickford. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonOne of the best showcases for Pickford's talent and considerable screen presence... and one of the most confident melodramas of its era. |
| User ReviewDebbie WTotally brilliant! We saw this at the Vintage film festival last night. You could have heard a pin drop in the theatre! |
| User ReviewJoel AAlthough my second exposure to Mary Pickford... the first being Romance of the Redwoods (1917) directed by the great Cecille b. De Mille but the print was awful and her acting was hard to see, especially her facial expressions cause the negative was so damaged. However this film was absolutely fantastic, Mary Pickford played both Leads both utterly convincing. To be content with her choice of playing the 'ugly duckling' Unity Blake, a week before production of this film she used to walk around the studio in character and no one recognised her... this gave her the faith the she can pull it off and she did!!! The film is quite dark indeed, touched on many tough issues of the day, orphans, torture, society, parental neglect, but a powerful melodrama nontheless. An extraordinary achievement for the dubbed American Sweetheart this was incredible stretch of her talent.... |
| User ReviewGreg Wpickford plays 2 roles skillfully makine each character believeable |
| User ReviewTrill FThe story is well told, and Mary Pickford is goood. Some of it's kinda dark, some's kind of cutesy. Not bad to watch. |