The Street Singers (1914)
Wallie is the son of a rich man, who disapproves of his son's attentions to Betty, a street singer and dancer, the daughter of an organ grinder. The organ grinder thoroughly disapproves of the idle rich, gives his daughter his views on the matter and orders her to keep the upstart away from her in the future. Disobeying his commands, Betty marries Wallie, and they elope to Chicago. Poverty faces them, when Betty suggests that they become street singers. Wallie's father loses his fortune and Wallie at once returns to New York to befriend him. They are reunited, the old man received his daughter-in-law with open arms. Betty's father unable to earn his living without Betty as an attraction wanders away into a different part of the city and they cannot locate him. A New Year's Eve celebration is being planned by some New York club man. Wishing to have something unusual, they secure Wallie and his wife to appear at the entertainment in their original role of street singers. The attention of the president of the Vitagraph Company of America is attracted to Wallie and Betty. He offers them a chance to appear in his company. Later Betty's father, now a peanut vendor, bitterly regretting the separation from his daughter, sees their picture in a motion picture theater and calls at the Vitagraph Studio as they are rehearsing a scene. He is so glad to see his beloved daughter that he quickly forgives her and her husband for having taken her from him. He clasps his daughter in his arms and extends a friendly hand to her husband.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Wilfrid North | Director |
| Wally Van | Director |
| Wally Van | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Lillian Walker | |
| William Shea | |
| Wally Van | |
| Vincent Sternroyd |
