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.
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| Mary Pickford | ... |
Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake
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| Ida Waterman | ... |
Lady Eleanor Blount - aka Aunt Julia
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Herbert Standing | ... |
Sir Oliver Blount
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| Conway Tearle | ... |
John Risca - also Spelled Riska
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Marcia Manon | ... |
Louisa Risca - also Spelled Louise Riska
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| Josephine Crowell | ... |
Aunt Gladys Linden
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Lou Conley | ... |
The Nurse (uncredited)
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Teddy the Dog | ... |
The Sennett Dog (uncredited)
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| Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... |
The Surgeon (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Marshall Neilan | ... | (as Marshall A. Neilan) |
Written by
| William J. Locke | ... | (from the novel by) |
| Frances Marion | ... | (photoplay) |
Cinematography by
| Walter Stradling | ... | (photographed by) |
Art Direction by
| Wilfred Buckland | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nat G. Deverich | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Marshall Neilan | ... | supervisor (as Marshall A. Neilan) |
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- Artcraft Pictures Corporation (1918) (World-wide) (theatrical) (presented by)
- Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont (1920) (France) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Milestone Film & Video (video)
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Storyline
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Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.
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| Taglines | A story that gives LITTLE MARY the most tenderly appealing, as well as the first duel role she has ever appeared in on the screen. (Print Ad-Norwich Bulletin, ((Norwich, Conn.)) 11 February 1918) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Mary Pickford (2005). See more » |
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[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. See more » |