The Rise of Jennie Cushing (1917)
- Original title
- The Rise of Jenny Cushing
- Directed by
- Maurice Tourneur
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rated
- NR
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman from a small town tries to build a better life for herself. The film follows her struggles and ambitions as she navigates society in early 1900s America.
quietmelancholicslow-pacedintimatepoignantobservantatmospheric
What happens
The Rise of Jennie Cushing is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur, produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. The story based upon the novel The Rise of Jennie Cushing by Mary Watts and stars Broadway's Elsie Ferguson. The film marked Ferguson's second motion picture. It is a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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