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The Meal Ticket
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Travers Vale
Cast: George Morgan [the brother], Irene Howley [Molly, the sister], Charles Hill Mailes [the father]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Anita Loos. / Released 2 August 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Colloquially, a “Meal Ticket” describes a means of support and the little show girl was the bread winner for her husky father and brother. When the income of the two was threatened, the brother contrived a scheme, which, strangely enough, resulted in the happiness of all.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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