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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 957

Stella Maris

191880 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 83:05
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Creator:Marshall Neilan · Public domain

Synopsis

Stella grows up protected from unhappiness by wealthy guardians, while the orphan Unity experiences neglect and violence. Their lives become connected through a journalist trapped in a troubled marriage. As Stella begins to discover the world beyond her room, Unity's gratitude and longing reveal how differently the two young women understand the same man's attention.

Cast

Mary Pickford

Ida Waterman

Herbert Standing

DirectorsMarshall Neilan

Behind the scenes

Mary Pickford plays both Stella and Unity in Frances Marion's adaptation of William J. Locke. Differences in posture, expression and appearance make the dual role central to the contrast between sheltered privilege and the effects of hardship.

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Photograph credit

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Mary Pickford — Rufus Porter Moody · Public domain
Herbert Standing — Unknown author Unknown author; From Photoplay Magazine March 1916 · Public domain

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