''Lady Rose's Daughter'' is a 1920 American silent

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starring

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and David Powell with directing being from Hugh Ford. It was produced by

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and released through

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. The film was based on a stage play performed in 1903 on Broadway. Both the film and the play were based on the famous 1903 novel by

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. The actress Ida Waterman had appeared in the original 1903 Broadway play. As with most of Elsie Ferguson's silent films, it is now considered to be a

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Plot

As described in a

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, granddaughter and daughter of two matrimonial insurgents, Julie Le Breton (Ferguson) has a

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heritage to perpetually battle. In the position of secretary to her haughty aunt of wealth and social position, Lady Henry (Waterman) she obtains a popularity distasteful to the latter, particularly as it includes the affections of Lord Delafield (Herbert). He persists in defiance of her wishes and in his love for Julie, who instead has given her heart to Captain Warkworth (Powell), unaware of his perfidy and an affair with a mutual friend, Aileen Moffet. Placed in a compromising situation in Warkworth's apartments after fleeing from the slurs and unfair treatment of her aunt Lady Henry, Julie gains knowledge of his dishonorable ways and decides to end her life by poison. When she is taken to the hospital to recover her health, the police find Lord Delafield's card in her possession. He comes to offer his faithful protection that ultimately wins her love after the death of Captain Warkworth.

Cast

as Lady Maude / Lady Rose Delaney / Julie Le Breton *

Frank Losee Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick and Marguerite Clark. C ...

as Lady Maude's Husband * David Powell as Captain Warkworth *

Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman. Early life Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sour ...

as Jacob Delafield (credited as Holmes E. Herbert) * Ida Waterman as Lady Henry Delafield *

Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in ''The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock co ...

as War Minister

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Elsie Ferguson in attire as ''Lady Rose's Daughter''
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Lantern slide for ''Lady Rose's Daughter''
1920 films American silent feature films Films directed by Hugh Ford Lost American drama films Famous Players-Lasky films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1920 lost films English-language drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-US-film-stub

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