The Girl from Nowhere

""The Girl from Nowhere" is an original screen story by Bradley King, which tells of a misguided society maid who, to her sorrow, elopes with a young man of questionable character who proves himself as worthless as he is worldly. Then see what happens."

1921 0h 50m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Headstrong Mavis Cole defying her grandfather runs away with the wealthy but caddish Herbert Whitman. Proving he’s no good Herbert plants a stolen necklace on Mavis and attempts to have her arrested when he comes under suspicion, so Mavis flees to a hunting lodge then entering into a marriage of convenience with Jimmy Ryder to hide her identity. Meanwhile, Herbert bribes ex-convict Steve La Marche to steal a jewel from Dorothy Grosscup but Jimmy captures the thief, though he claims innocence. Dorothy accuses Mavis of the theft, but she is cleared by Steve, resulting in Herbert's arrest.

“"The Girl from Nowhere" is an original screen story by Bradley King, which tells of a misguided society maid who, to her sorrow, elopes with a young man of questionable character who proves himself as worthless as he is worldly. Then see what happens.”

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Cast

Elaine Hammerstein
Mavis Cole
William B. Davidson
Jimmy Ryder
Huntley Gordon
Herbert Whitman
Colin Campbell
Samuel Grosscup
Warren Cook
Judge Cole
Louise Prussing
Dorothy Grosscup
Al Stewart
Steve La Marche
Vera Conway
Grace Parker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: Bradley King, Sarah Y. Mason
Languages: No Language

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Archainbaud, shot by William F. Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Elaine Hammerstein and William B. Davidson and Huntley Gordon carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""The Girl from Nowhere" is an original screen story by Bradley King, which tells of a misguided society maid who, to her sorrow, elopes with a young man of questionable character who proves himself as worthless as he is worldly. Then see what happens.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0012217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

George Archainbaud directs. William F. Wagner behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by George Archainbaud, shot by William F. Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Elaine Hammerstein and William B. Davidson and Huntley Gordon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: ""The Girl from Nowhere" is an original screen story by Bradley King, which tells of a misguided society maid who, to her sorrow, elopes with a young man of questionable character who proves himself as worthless as he is worldly. Then see what happens.".
7IMDB entry: tt0012217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.