''Through a Glass Window'' is a 1922 American

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

Maurice Campbell Maurice Campbell (November 28, 1919 – July 4, 2014) was a Canadian curler from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Campbell was born November 28, 1919 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Educated at the University of Montreal, he joined the Royal Canadian Army ...

, written by

Olga Printzlau Olga Printzlau (December 13, 1891 – July 8, 1962) was an American screenwriter. She wrote for more than 60 films between 1915 and 1933. She also wrote a play, ''Window Panes,'' which was staged in Los Angeles in 1928, and won praise from t ...

, and starring

May McAvoy May Irene McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in '' The Enchanted Cottage'', Esther in ''Ben-Hur'', and Mary Dale ...

Fanny Midgley Fanny Midgley (born Fanny B. Frier; November 26, 1879 – January 4, 1932) was an American film actress of Hollywood's early years, mostly in silent films. Biography Midgley was born Fanny B. Frier on November 26, 1879, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

, Burwell Hamrick,

Raymond McKee Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...

F. A. Turner F. A. Turner (October 12, 1858 – February 13, 1923) was an American actor of the stage and of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1922. He was born in New York City. He is sometimes billed as Fred Turner. Pa ...

, and

Carrie Clark Ward Carrie Clark Ward (January 9, 1862 – February 6, 1926) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Ward was born in Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862. In 1885 Clark acted in a company at the San Francisco Bush Street Theatre. War ...

. It was released on April 2, 1922, by

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Plot

As described in a

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, Jenny Martin (McAvoy), daughter of an invalid mother (Midgley), makes many friends as a waitress of a doughnut shop on New York City's

Lower East Side The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets. Traditionally ...

. Her brother Dan (Hamrick) is arrest for a theft committed to aid his sister and is sent to a reformatory. Jenny keeps the facts from her mother, who has gone blind. Jenny builds up an independent business for her brother to take over when he returns, and postpones until then her marriage to Italian vendor Tomasso Barilio (McKee). Her brother finally returns and the wedding is in prospect as the film ends.

Cast

as Jenny Martin *

as Mrs. Martin *Burwell Hamrick as Dan Martin *

as Tomasso Barilio *

as Matt Clancy *

as Molly Clancy *Frank Butterworth as Jimmy *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as Hartigan *

Russ Powell Russ Powell (September 16, 1875 – November 28, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in 186 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''The Fa ...

as Coffee Pete

References

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* * 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Maurice Campbell 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub