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Shoes

191660 minUnited States
Drama

Synopsis

Eva's small shop wage supports her parents and younger sisters, leaving nothing to replace her ruined shoes. Cardboard repairs no longer protect her feet. As her father avoids work, the pressure of a basic necessity pushes her toward an exchange she would otherwise refuse.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
47:47
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No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Lois Weber · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

DirectorsLois Weber

Inspirations

Lois Weber adapted Stella Wynne Herron's short story, itself prompted by Jane Addams's writing on women's economic vulnerability. A worn pair of shoes makes poverty visible through an ordinary object rather than an abstract argument.

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