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The Street Singer (1912)

The Street Singer poster
Directed by
Kenean Buel
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young street singer tries to make a living and finds romance. The story follows his struggles and a connection with a woman.

melodramaticsentimentalunderstatednostalgicbriefearnestquietly dramatic

What happens

The Street Singer is a 1912 American short silent drama film. The film starred Earle Foxe and Alice Joyce. It was Foxe's first film, aged seventeen. The film was made into a successful musical in 1924 with a libretto by Frederick Lonsdale and music by Harold Fraser-Simson, starring Phyllis Dare. It played at the Lyric Theatre for 360 performances and enjoyed successful tours. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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