The Wishing Ring Man
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Duration | Director David Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language Silent (English intertitles) Release date March 10, 1919 (1919-03-10) (United States) Based on The Wishing Ring Man
by Margaret Widdemer Writer G. Marion Burton, Margaret Widdemer (novel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wishing Ring Man is a 1919 silent drama film directed by David Smith, based on the novel by Margaret Widdemer. It stars Bessie Love, with J. Frank Glendon in the title role.
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Plot
Joy Havenith (Love) is kept away from other young people so that she can inspire her grandfather's poetry. She is unhappy with her situation, and believes the "wishing ring man" (Glendon) when he says that, if she wishes hard enough, she will get everything she wants.
When she is given the opportunity to go to the city, her grandfather refuses to let her go because she is not engaged. Joy claims to be engaged to the doctor, and the doctor is forced to play along.
Cast
Release
On its release, it was shown with various serials and shorts, including Terror of the Range, the Pathé/Harold Lloyd comedy Billy Blazes, Esq., Mutt and Jeff, or Outing Chester pictures.
Reception
The film received positive reviews, and it was noted that Love wore seventeen different costumes throughout the film.
References
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