Shoes (1916 film)
| Shoes | |
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| Directed by | Lois Weber |
| Produced by | Bluebird Photoplays |
| Written by | Lois Weber (scenario) |
| Based on | story, Shoes, by Stella Wynne Herron, from a novel by Jane Addams |
| Starring | Mary MacLaren |
| Cinematography |
Stephen S. Norton King Gray Al Siegler |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Release dates | June 26, 1916 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Shoes is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Mary MacLaren. It was distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and produced by a subsidiary called Bluebird Photoplays.[1][2] Shoes was added to the National Film Registry in 2014.
The film was held and restored by the EYE Institute Nederlands between 2008-2011.[3]
Cast
- Mary MacLaren - Eva Meyer
- Harry Griffith - Her Father
- Mattie Witting - Her Mother (*as Mrs. A.E. Witting)
- Jessie Arnold - Lil
- William V. Mong - 'Cabaret' Charlie
uncredited
- Lina Basquette - ?Unknown role
- Violet Schram - ?Unknown role
Plot
Eva Meyer (Mary MacLaren) works in a dime store for a few dollars a week, but must solely support her family of two parents and three sisters because her father (Harry Griffith) prefers to lie in bed reading rather than looking for work. Eva desperately needs a new pair of shoes - her old ones are falling to pieces and she is reduced to cutting out and fitting cardboard soles every evening. Finally, with no other alternative, Eva sleeps with "Cabaret" Charlie (William V. Mong), a singer, in exchange for money. She buys new shoes, after which she learns that her father has found work.