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Poor Relations (1919)
Directed by King Vidor
Overview
Dorothy Perkins, the eldest daughter of a simple, wholesome country family, leaves for the big city to study architecture. After winning a competition, she is a success, and meets Monty Rhodes, the son of aristocratic parents. Despite his parents’ objections, Monty and Dorothy marry, but Mrs. Rhodes continually humiliates Dorothy for her lack of breeding. When she finally succeeds in driving the heartbroken Dorothy back to her own family, Monty realizes his mistake, and follows her to the country, where he finds happiness with his wife and their poor relations.
Length 50 minutes
Actors
Florence Vidor | Lillian Leighton | William De Vaull | Roscoe Karns | Zasu Pitts | Charles Meredith