Shoes

1916
12
1h

IMDb RATING

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A young woman grows tired of providing for her family.A young woman grows tired of providing for her family.A young woman grows tired of providing for her family.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Awards
- 1 win

Top cast8

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Mary MacLaren

Eva Meyer
(as Miss Mary McLaren)

Harry Griffith

Dad Meyer

Mattie Witting

Mom Meyer
(as Mrs. A.E. Witting)

Jessie Arnold

William V. Mong

'Cabaret' Charlie

Lina Basquette

Eva's Sister
(uncredited)

John George

Department Store Customer
(uncredited)

Violet Schram

Eva's Sister
(uncredited)

Director
- Lois Weber
Writers
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Trivia
Lina Basquette recalled clashing with director Lois Weber during the making of this film and noted that her own troubled family life probably contributed to both the discordance on set and to her own lackluster acting. In her 1990 autobiography, she wrote: "I contributed a wooden, awkward, awful performance. I hated Lois Weber. She was female and looked a lot like Mama. No matter how hard she tried, Madam Weber couldn't drag a good scene out of me. "

Quotes
Title Card: The kitchen was filled with the Saturday night smell of corned beef and cabbage - mostly cabbage.

Connections
Edited into The Unshod Maiden (1932)

I liked this film, despite it's crippling age and obviously lame acting. For starters, it's called Shoes, and that's reason enough to recommend any film. It's quite a heartwarming tale too, and even my tattooed heart of lead melted a bit at it's touching scenes. A remake of this would be worryingly irrelevant now, as shoes aren't such a luxury purchase nowadays, but with a bit of reworking, this early classic could easily rake in money for some feckless student layabout.