Comedy · United States of America · 1917 · 1h 5m

A Girl's Folly

Director

Cast

Robert Warwick as Kenneth Driscoll Doris Kenyon as Mary Baker June Elvidge as Vivian Carleton Janet Adair as Mrs. Baker Chester Barnett as Johnny Applebloom Johnny Hines as Hank

Crew

John van den Broek — Director of Photography Clarence Brown — Editor Maurice Tourneur — Writer Frances Marion — Writer

Synopsis

A restless young girl yearns to leave her rural environment and "get away from it all". One day she stumbles upon a film crew shooting a western near her home. She makes friends with the film's leading man, who encourages her to try her luck as an actress. So she leaves her small town and goes to the big city to break into the picture business. However, things don't turn out quite the way she planned.

Mood & Themes

filmmaking

Key Collaborators

Maurice Tourneur Director John van den Broek Director of Photography Clarence Brown Editor Maurice Tourneur Writer Frances Marion Writer

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