''Sunshine Alley'' is a 1917 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

John W. Noble John Winthrop Noble (born Winfield Fernley Kutz; June 24, 1880 – September 10, 1946) was an American film director and screenwriter during the silent film, silent era. Career John Winthrop Noble was the professional name of Winfield Fernley Ku ...

and produced by

Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; yi, שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor a ...

. It was written by screenwriter

Mary Rider Mary Rider (sometimes credited as Mary Rider Mechtold) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and short story writer active primarily during the 1910s. Biography Mary was born in Illinois to judge George Rider and his wife, Elizabeth Prett ...

specifically as a vehicle for actress

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

Plot

The film—which was lauded for its sympathy toward animals—centers on a relationship between a young woman who helps out at her grandfather's bird store and a millionaire's son.

Cast

as Nell *

Robert Harron Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed fi ...

as Ned *

Dion Titheradge Dion Titheradge (30 March 1889 – 16 November 1934) was an Australian-born actor and writer of revues, plays and screenplays. Early life Dion Titheradge was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1889, son of the actor George Sutton Titheradge. He was ...

as Carlo * James A. Furey as Harbost (credited as J.A. Furey) * Edward See as Cobbler (credited as Ed See) * John Charles as Ben Davis * William T. Carleton as Mr. Morris (credited as W.T. Carleton) * Isabel Berwin as Isabel Berwin * Jack Grey as Detective

References

External links

* * 1917 films Films directed by John W. Noble Goldwyn Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub