The Story of a Story (1915)
An author with talent has trouble in disposing of it; another author prostitutes his gifts by writing and selling books that show a wrong, distorted viewpoint of life. The poor author refuses to write such bad books and severely reprimands his daughter, whom he finds just starting to read one. Times become very hard and he is tempted to sacrifice his ideals. He writes such a morbid novel and is ashamed. He falls asleep, exhausted, across his desk. He dreams his book is in covers and that a little girl, tired of poverty and lack of good times, has read it. Out of its pages step the little girl and man, characters of the story, and take the poor girl, May, along with them to show her life (according to the author), as it should be lived. The author sees in his dream. May ruined and disgraced by the man in his book. She is denied refuge by her mother. Passing a photographer's, sees there a photo of the author. She destroys this in a rage and tells the owner that he (the author) has betrayed and ruined her. She then goes to her room and turns on the gas. The dream is over, the author still asleep. His daughter tiptoes in and takes his manuscript from the desk and starts to read. The author wakes, his dream still vivid, and sees his daughter starting to read his manuscript. He snatches it from her, telling her that it was not finished. After she has gone, "That is the best ending," he says as he watches it burn. Then he sits down at his desk again and starts to write a better and sweeter and truer story.
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GenresFantasy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Tod Browning | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eugene Pallette | |
| Miriam Cooper | |
| Frankie Newman | |
| Charles Lee |
