Drama · United States of America · 1919 · 1h 0m

A Petal on the Current

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Director
Tod Browning
Cast
Mary MacLaren as Stella Schump Gertrude Claire as Stella's mother Fritzi Ridgeway as Cora Kinealy Robert Anderson as John Gilley Beatrice Burnham as Gertie Cobb Victor Potel as
Crew
William Fildew — Director of Photography Waldemar Young — Writer
Synopsis

A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.

Mood & Themes
silent filmlost filmmother daughter relationship
Key Collaborators
Tod Browning Director William Fildew Director of Photography Waldemar Young Writer
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