The Lily of Poverty Flat
Cast & Crew
George E. Middleton
Beatriz Michelena
Frederick Lewis
Andrew Robson
D. Mitsoras
Clarence Arper
Film Details
Synopsis
On her way to join her father, John Folinsbee, in the gold rush town of Poverty Flat, Lily meets and falls in love with a young miner named Joe, but her beauty also captures the heart of the local gentleman gambler, Jack Hamlin. Unimpressed with the poor but hopeful miner, Lily's father takes her to Europe to introduce her to wealthier suitors, and in Paris, she is courted by the Count de Brie until he learns that schemers in California have taken control of Folinsbee's mine. In the meantime, Joe strikes it rich, only to be abducted by the villainous Sanchez and his gang. Upon Lily's arrival home, she and Jack attempt to rescue Joe, and although their efforts prove successful, Jack is mortally wounded. Dying, Jack joins the hands of the two young sweethearts.
Director
George E. Middleton
Cast
Beatriz Michelena
Frederick Lewis
Andrew Robson
D. Mitsoras
Clarence Arper
Nat Snyder
Clara Beyers
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The exterior scenes were filmed at Boulder Creek near the Redwood State Park in CA. Eight champion rodeo performers were included in the cast. One source credits Marion Russell with the scenario and another notes that Harte's poems "some time ago were together offered as a play." According to a news item, the film was shot with the assistance of Mrs. Josephine Clifford McCrackin, who, forty-five years earlier, was a writer engaged with Bret Harte in editing the Overland Monthly. Alexander E. Beyfuss, California's studio and general manager, was credited erroneously as director. According to the California Motion Picture Corp. studio records, George E. Middleton directed this film.
