Volume II: Filmography

SIS

(Princess)

September 11, 1914 (Friday)

Length: 1 reel (738 feet)

Character: Comedy (per Thanhouser; however, the synopsis suggests drama)

Scenario: Philip Lonergan

Cast: Reenie Farrington (Sis), Morgan Jones (uncle), Marie Rainford (aunt), Gertrude Cameron (Alice), Ernest Warde (Clarke), Boyd Marshall (Boyd), John Reinhard (farmhand), Edward N. Hoyt

ADVERTISEMENT, Reel Life, September 5, 1914:

"An interesting little romance of country life."

SYNOPSIS, Reel Life, September 5, 1914:

"Sis is a country girl, but being left a large sum of money she goes to the city to visit her cousin Alice. At first she is gawky and awkward, but after a few months, Alice and Clarke make a beautiful and talented girl of her. She meets a young man named Boyd, an intimate friend of Clarke's, and the two immediately fall in love. In the meantime Sis's aunt and uncle in the country become homesick to see her and decide upon a visit to the city. When they see her beautiful home and her still more beautiful clothes, they realize the gulf that has grown between them and return home heartbroken at not seeing the little girl who had left them. Sis learns of their disappointment through a letter they send her, reading between the lines the reasons for the old couple's chagrin. She plans a surprise. Dressing up in her old gingham dress, which she had worn when she came to the city, with Boyd, Alice and Clarke, she goes to the country to see the old folks. Her aunt and uncle are delighted to see Sis once more as she was before she went away, and their happiness is complete when Sis tells them, 'I will be Sis to you always.'"

REVIEW, The Bioscope, December 17, 1914:

"The heroine of this simple little romance is an ungainly country girl who goes to live with some relatives in a city, and is there transformed into a regulation 'young lady.' Her parents are rather disappointed at the change until Sis satisfactorily proves to them that her heart has remained unaltered even though her manners have improved. Miss Renee Farrington is fairly successful as Sis, but might, with advantage, have developed the character on more natural, human lines instead of inclining so much towards burlesque. Although not a perfect production, however, it is a pretty little story in a small way."

REVIEW, The Morning Telegraph, September 6, 1914:

"A little country girl inherits a fortune and goes to the city. In a short time she has been converted into a young woman of fashion. Her aunt and uncle visit her and are heart broken at the change. She puts on her old clothes and returns to the country to see them. They are delighted when she tells them that she will always be 'Sis' to them."

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