Stella Maris

Name: Stella Maris
Genre: Drama
Released: 1921-11-14
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Mary Pickford, Ida Waterman, Herbert Standing

19181918
UnratedUnrated
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Drama

Two young women - a paraplegic girl sheltered by her wealthy guardians and a more experienced orphan - fall in love with a man separated from his violent wife.Two young women - a paraplegic girl sheltered by her wealthy guardians and a more experienced orphan - fall in love with a man separated from his violent wife.Two young women - a paraplegic girl sheltered by her wealthy guardians and a more experienced orphan - fall in love with a man separated from his violent wife.

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

110,086

7,789

Director
- Marshall Neilan
Writers
- William J. Locke(from the novel by)
- Frances Marion(photoplay)
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Mary Pickford and Ida Waterman in Stella Maris (1918)

Conway Tearle and Ida Waterman in Stella Maris (1918)

Josephine Crowell, Mary Pickford, and Ida Waterman in Stella Maris (1918)

Mary Pickford and Conway Tearle in Stella Maris (1918)

Marcia Manon and Mary Pickford in Stella Maris (1918)

Trivia
When John Riska returns to his house one night, Unity offers him a 'Sally Lun' (sic). A 'Sally Lunn' is a type of bread, from Bath in the English West Country. The recipe is said to have come to the area courtesy of a French immigrant in the 17th century. It can be served sliced horizontally and toasted, with sweet or savoury toppings such as plain or flavoured butters, jam and clotted cream.

Quotes
[first title card]
intertitle: Stella Maris, paralyzed from childhood, has been tenderly shielded from all the sordidness and misery of life. So she dwells serenly within a dream-world created by those who love her, unaware of sorrow, poverty, or death.

Alternate versions
In 1998, the Mary Pickford Foundation copyrighted a video version produced by Timeline Films and Milestone Film & Video, and running 84 minutes. It has an orchestral score composed by Philip C. Carli and played by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Connections
Edited into American Experience: Mary Pickford (2005)

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Review

Featured review

Fine Silent Melodrama With Outstanding Dual Performance By Mary Pickford

This is a fine old silent melodrama with an outstanding dual performance by Mary Pickford, certainly one of her greatest accomplishments. The story itself is quite good, and the rest of the cast is solid as well, but it is Pickford who holds your attention from start to finish with a wonderful portrayal of two very different characters.

Both of her characters are wonderful creations, and Pickford's portrayals bring both of them to life convincingly and memorably. Stella and Unity have vastly different appearances, life experiences, and personalities, and Pickford even gives them distinctive mannerisms and expressions. This allows the story to bring them together seamlessly in a plot that itself offers good, thoughtful drama and some good comic moments as well. You quickly come to care for both Stella and Unity in different ways, and feel for them as they learn some often difficult lessons about life.

While probably little-known today, "Stella Maris" is a terrific movie, one of the best of its era. If you enjoy silent films, you'll probably find it well worth the trouble to track down.

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