''To-Day'' is a

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silent film drama directed by

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, who is also credited as the film's writer, and starring Florence Reed. A story about

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, this film is based on a 1913 stage play ''Today'' by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer and starred Emily Stevens which ran for an astounding 280 performances in eight months' time. Actors Gus Weinburg and Alice Gale are the only actors in the film that appeared in the play. It is considered to be a

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. It was remade as the early sound picture ''

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'' (1930) by

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starring

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and Catherine Dale Owen.

Cast

* Florence Reed - Lily Morton *Frank Mills - Fred Morton (*this Frank R. Mills 1867/?1870-1921) * Gus Weinberg - Henry Morton * Alice Gale - Emma Morton * Leonore Harris - Marion Garland (billed as Lenore Harris) *Harry Lambart - Richard Hewlett (billed as Captain Harry Lambert) * Kate Lester - Mrs. Farington

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''To-Day'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The

Chicago Board of Censors The Chicago Board of Censors was a film censorship committee based in Chicago that was founded in 1907 as the Police Censor Board, and operated until 1984. It was the first film censorship board in the United States. The board had great influence o ...

refused to issue a permit as the film features the downfall of a woman through her infidelity and leading an immoral life.

References

External links

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''To-Day''; allmovie.com/ synopsis
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