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The Rug Maker's Daughter (1915)

The Rug Maker's Daughter poster
Directed by
Oscar Apfel
Genre
silent film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman uses her dancing skills to navigate an adventure. Her performances become part of the story.

old-fashionedplayfullightbreezyvisualperformativewhimsical

What happens

The Rug Maker's Daughter is a 1915 American silent adventure film directed by Oscar Apfel and written by Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Maud Allan, Forrest Stanley, Jane Darwell, Howard Davies, Herbert Standing, and Laura Woods Cushing. The film was released on July 5, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. The film featured three of Allan's dances, including an excerpt from her infamous Vision of Salome performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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