A Girl of the Limberlost
Brief Synopsis
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Hardhearted Kate Comstock has always resented her daughter Elnora because her husband Robert died in the quicksands of the Limberlost swamp when Elnora was born. Longing for her mother's love, beautiful Elnora is easily loved by everyone else, including neighbors Wesley and Margaret Sinton and the "Bird-Woman" of the swamp, who helps Elnora raise money by teaching her to capture moths and butterflies for sale. Elnora does well in high school, too, and when Philip Amon comes to the neighborhood to recover his health, they fall in love with each other. Unfortunately, Philip is engaged to Edith Carr, a high-spirited but jealous beauty. Elnora seeks to avoid conflict with Edith by staying with Freckles and his wife, who also live in the Limberlost, but when Elnora helps nurse Philip back to health, Edith leaves them free to marry. When Mrs. Comstock learns that her husband had been unfaithful to her with neighbor Elvira Carney, she finally discovers in herself a love for her daughter, and extends her affections enough to adopt the orphaned boy Billy and his dog.
Cast & Crew
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James Leo Meehan
Director
Gloria Grey
Elnora Comstock
Emily Fitzroy
Kate Comstock
Arthur Currier
Robert Comstock
Raymond Mckee
Philip Amon
Arthur Millett
Philip Amon, Sr.
Film Details
Release Date
Apr
28,
1924
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Gene Stratton Porter Productions
Distribution Company
Film Booking Offices of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter (New York, 1909).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,943ft
(6 reels)
Synopsis
Because her husband died tragically in the quicksands of the Limberlost when her daughter Elnora was born, Kate Comstock has an aversion to the child. Later, when she discovers that he had been unfaithful to her, she comes to love the girl. At high school, Philip Amon, who is engaged to Edith Carr, falls in love with Elnora, who leaves him upon discovering his betrothal. When Philip is taken ill, however, she returns to him and helps him regain his health. Edith then leaves them free to marry.
Director
James Leo Meehan
Director
Cast
Gloria Grey
Elnora Comstock
Emily Fitzroy
Kate Comstock
Arthur Currier
Robert Comstock
Raymond Mckee
Philip Amon
Arthur Millett
Philip Amon, Sr.
Cullen Landis
Hart Henderson
Gertrude Olmstead
Edith Carr
Alfred Allen
Wesley Sinton
Virginia Boardman
Margaret Sinton
Myrtle Vane
Elvira Carney
Jack Daugherty
Freckles
Ruth Stonehouse
Freckles' wife
Baby Pat O'malley
Freckles' baby
Buck Black
Billy, aged 5 years
Newton Hall
Billy, aged 9 years
Lisamae Grey
The Bird-Woman
Snap
Himself, a dog
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Apr
28,
1924
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Gene Stratton Porter Productions
Distribution Company
Film Booking Offices of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter (New York, 1909).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,943ft
(6 reels)
