Poor Relations (1919)

Directed by

King Vidor

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family faces financial trouble and tries to overcome it through self-reliance and moral resolve. The story promotes the healing power of positive thinking and country life.

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What happens

Poor Relations is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. Produced by the Brentwood Corporation, the film starred Vidor’s wife Florence Vidor and featured comedienne ZaSu Pitts. The picture is the final of four Christian Science precept films that represent a brief phase in Vidor’s output championing the superiority of self-healing through moral strength and supplemented by the benefits of rural living. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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