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[On the Bank of the River]
Also known as On the Bank of the River in the USA
(1909) French
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as On the Bank of the River by Kleine Optical Company on 8 January 1910; [?] in a split-reel with A Seat in the Balcony (1910)?
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Helen and Mynette are two ill-matched sisters who keep house together. While Mynette industriously cooks, washes and sweeps, Helen lolls in a comfortable chair and twangs a guitar. This leads to a quarrel, resulting in Helen being turned out of doors to shift for herself. Mynette has no pity for her when she returns to the house after experiencing rude rebuffs and getting very little money for her musical efforts. Poor Helen faces the cold world once more, but this time she meets Mr. Ellsworth, a wealthy artist, who takes it upon himself to introduce her into society as a musical genius. Success is now her portion. In the meantime, things have gone badly with Mynette, who, failing to pay her rent, is threatened with eviction by her heartless landlord. Just as the auctioneer arrives to sell her furniture to satisfy her creditors, the now prosperous Miss Helen steps in, pays the landlord and rejoices the heart of Mynette by restoring her home and property to her.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 23 January 2025.
References: MovPicWorld-19100108 p. 20 : Website-IMDb.
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