The Beggar Maid (film)
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Director Herbert Blache Duration Country United States | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Short Writer Reginald Denny Language Silent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 1921 Based on Tennyson poem and
Sir Edward Brune-Jones painting Story by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson Cast Mary Astor, Reginald Denny Genres Silent film, Drama, Short Film Similar movies Herbert Blache directed The Beggar Maid and Robin Hood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Beggar Maid is a 1921 American silent drama film based on the Tennyson poem of The King and the Beggar-maid and the painting of the scene by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. The feature was directed by Herbert Blaché and stars Reginald Denny and Mary Astor.
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Plot
This short film is the story of the youthful, idealistic Earl of Winston: an aristocrat who is hopelessly in love with the title character. She's the orphaned daughter of one of the Earls gardeners, who dutifully tends to her sick brother. Because of their different backgrounds, the Earl is unsure that a marriage will result in happiness. Will true love prevail?
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Background
The poem by Tennyson and the painting by Burne-Jones which were the inspiration for the film:
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The Beggar Maid (film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
The Beggar Maid (film) IMDb The Beggar Maid (film) themoviedb.org