''Susie Snowflake'' is a lost American silent film released by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

on June 25, 1916. The picture was directed by

James Kirkwood, Sr. James Cornelius Kirkwood Sr. (February 22, 1876 – August 24, 1963) was an American actor and Film director, director. Biography Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D. W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, a ...

and filmed by cinematographer Ned Van Buren. ''Susie Snowflake'' was written and adapted for the screen by Shannon Fife and introduced actress Ann Pennington to American filmgoers.

Reception

''The Moving Picture World'', 1916 ''Susie Snowflake'' at the Broadway.

Ann Pennington, the celebrated little
Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as '' The Ziegfeld Foll ...
star, made her motion picture debut in the Famous Players production, ''Susie Snowflake,'' at the Broadway theater. There is something irresistibly appealing about "Susie," and Miss Pennington has caught the charm of the little dancer who scandalizes her maiden aunts and sets a whole town agog when she brings her Broadway ideals into the community. But there is a lot of real character and unswerving loyality in "Susie," as she proves when she is put to the test. The usual weekly news, colored scenics, educational studies, short comedies and cartoons round out the bill.

''Ladies Home Companion'', 1916

''Susie Snowflake'', Famous Players Paramount, 5 reels: When Ann Pennington, as little Susie the dancer, brought up on the stage, arrives in a small town to live with her spinster aunts, something is bound to happen. It does happen in an amusing way.

''Forest Leaves'', 1916

Monday and Tuesday the diminutive star of musical comedy, Ann Pennington, makes her debut before the camera in the Paramount masterpiece “Susie Snowflake." When Miss Pennington appeared in “The Red Widow” the success was instantaneous and her popularity has gained constantly since. The story of “Susie Snowflake" alternates between Broadway, New York, with its hilarity and gay night life, and the quiet and peaceful surroundings of the “little old home town." The piece is full of excitement, dramatic passages, romance and humor.

''Photoplay Magazine,'' 1916

Ann Pennington, in "Susie Snowflake." Here is a bright little star so far without an appropriate picture play. "Susie" was dreadful.Photoplay Magazine, June 1916; pg. 124; Free Google Books

Cast

* Ann Pennington... Susie *

Leo Delaney Leo Delaney (1879 or 1885–1920) was an American stage and silent film actor. He was born in Vermont and died in New York City, a victim of pneumonia. A popular early film actor, he began in 1907 with the Vitagraph Company in New York and spent ...

... David * William Courtleigh, Jr. ... Roy * William J. Butler ... Amos *

Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. As an amateur, Harris acted primarily in male lead roles with the Chelsea Club theatrical organization in Bos ...

... Martha *Billie Wilson ... Phoebe Source IMDb.com

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