Volume II: Filmography

THE WHITE ROSE

Advertisement from Reel Life, December 19, 1914. (F-804-1)

(Princess)

December 25, 1914 (Friday)

Length: 1 reel (1,050 feet)

Character: Drama

Director: John Harvey

Cast: Boyd Marshall (George Bolton), Muriel Ostriche (Nell Morrison), Ernest Warde (George's father)

Notes: 1. The Princess film, When Fate Rebelled, originally scheduled for release on December 18, 1914, was rescheduled to December 25, 1914, then finally moved to January 1, 1915. 2. This film featured the reappearance, after a hiatus of many months, of the "traditional" Princess duo of Muriel Ostriche and Boyd Marshall. Princess films featuring other players were not doing well at the box office, and Thanhouser hoped that Ostriche and Boyd would remedy the situation.

SYNOPSIS, Reel Life, December 19, 1914:

"George Bolton is the foolishly wild son of a country banker. He quarrels with his father, and neglects his sweetheart, Nell Morrison, posing before the cheaper element in the place as the town sport. At last he decides that Elmwood is too slow for him, and taking what money he has and his banjo, he goes to New York. Nell meets him on his way to the depot and gives him a white rose she is wearing. In the city Bolton seeks theatrical work in vain, and finally gets a job playing and singing ragtime in a rathskellar. Here he sinks from bad to worse, with little pay and much drinking. One night, a white rose, bought from a flower pedlar by a habitué of the place, finds its way into Bolton's hand. With it comes rushing back memories of Nell. Smashing his banjo against the table, he rushes out of the café - and sets his face toward his home village. He makes the journey on foot, arriving at his father's office, dirty, footsore, and haggard-eyed. To complete his humiliation, Nell enters and sees him. But with the boy's earnest entreaties for another chance at honest work, his father receives him back. And when he pulls from his pocket the faded counterpart of Nell's last gift, she throws her arms about him, kissing her forgiveness."

REVIEW, The Morning Telegraph, December 20, 1914:

"A young high roller leaves his small home town and goes from bad to worse in the city. Finally a white rose, like the one his sweetheart gave him on his departure, reminds him of her. He goes home on foot. His father gives him another chance, and when the girl sees the rose he carries she throws her arms around him, forgiving him, too."

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