The Wallflower (1914)
Pretty young graduate Edith Lyle gives a little dance for her classmates, among them Mary Morris, who is much poorer than the others. Edith feels that she'll feel out of place at the party but sends her an invitation anyway. Mary is delighted, for such happenings are rare in her life. She finds that her dress is very plain and in marked contrast to the other girls' beautiful gowns, and as she can neither tango nor turkey-trot, she remains a neglected wallflower. She steals off unnoticed into the hallway, where Edith's little sister, trying to reach her mother, faints at Mary's feet. Mary carries the little one into the drawing-room and telephones for the doctor; when he comes he diagnoses scarlet fever and immediately places all under quarantine. The servants, hearing this, manage to escape. Mary helps the doctor with the sick child, for she is the only one in the house upon whom he can rely. When the others fear hunger, Mary reassures them, stating that she can cook. She soon becomes the most popular girl in the house; the boys spend most of their time in the kitchen with her. Before quarantine is over, every fellow who slighted Mary on the night of the dance has proposed and been rejected. But when the doctor asks his pretty assistant to become his wife, she accepts him gladly.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Joseph W. Smiley | Director |
| Anita Loos | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Justina Huff | |
| Carol Holloway | |
| Jean Armour | |
| Eleanor Dunn |
