To-Day
1917 American film
- June 1917 (1917-06)
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To-Day is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Ralph Ince, who is also credited as the film's writer, and starring Florence Reed. A story about prostitution, this film is based on a 1913 stage play Today by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer and starred Emily Stevens which ran for an astounding 280 performances in eight months time. Actors Gus Weinburg and Alice Gale are the only actors in the film that appeared in the play. It is considered to be a lost film.[1][2][3]
It was remade as the early sound picture Today (1930) by Majestic Pictures starring Conrad Nagel and Catherine Dale Owen.[4]
Cast
- Florence Reed - Lily Morton
- Frank Mills - Fred Morton (*this Frank R. Mills 1867/?1870-1921)
- Gus Weinberg - Henry Morton
- Alice Gale - Emma Morton
- Leonore Harris - Marion Garland (billed as Lenore Harris)
- Harry Lambart - Richard Hewlett (billed as Captain Harry Lambert)
- Kate Lester - Mrs. Farington
Reception
Like many American films of the time, To-Day was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit as the film features the downfall of a woman through her infidelity and leading an immoral life.[5]
References
- ^ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ The Broadway League. "Today - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: To-Day
- ^ "Today (1930)". IMDb. 1 November 1930.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (9). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 33. 25 August 1917.
External links
- To-Day at IMDb
- To-Day; allmovie.com/ synopsis
- Lantern slide announcing the coming of the film; and distribution through Pioneer Film Corporation(Wayback Machine)
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Films directed by Ralph Ince
- Mills of the Gods (1912)
- A Million Bid (1914)
- The Conflict (1916)
- The Combat (1916)
- The Co-Respondent (1917)
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- Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)
- The Eleventh Commandment (1918)
- The Panther Woman (1918)
- Sealed Hearts (1919)
- The Perfect Lover (1919)
- Red Foam (1920)
- Out of the Snows (1920)
- His Wife's Money (1920)
- After Midnight (1921)
- Remorseless Love (1921)
- The Highest Law (1921)
- A Man's Home (1921)
- Tropical Love (1921)
- Wet Gold (1921)
- Channing of the Northwest (1922)
- A Wide Open Town (1922)
- Reckless Youth (1922)
- Counterfeit Love (1923)
- Homeward Bound (1923)
- Success (1923)
- Dynamite Smith (1924)
- The House of Youth (1924)
- The Chorus Lady (1924)
- The Moral Sinner (1924)
- The Uninvited Guest (1924)
- Playing with Souls (1925)
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- Enemies of Society (1927)
- South Sea Love (1927)
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- Coney Island (1928)
- The Wreck of the Singapore (1928)
- Hit of the Show (1928)
- A Real Girl (1929)
- Hurricane (1929)
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- Flaming Gold (1933)
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- No Escape (1934)
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- What's in a Name? (1934)
- The Black Mask (1935)
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- Jury's Evidence (1936)
- Gaol Break (1936)
- Hail and Farewell (1936)
- Fair Exchange (1936)
- The Vulture (1937)
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