A Petal on the Current

1919 1h 0m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mary MacLaren
Stella Schump
Gertrude Claire
Stella's mother
Fritzi Ridgeway
Cora Kinealy
Robert Anderson
John Gilley
Beatrice Burnham
Gertie Cobb
Victor Potel
David Butler
Ed Kinealy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tod Browning
Writers: Fannie Hurst, Waldemar Young
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tod Browning, shot by William Fildew. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Mary MacLaren and Gertrude Claire and Fritzi Ridgeway carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0010561 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tod Browning directs. William Fildew behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Tod Browning, shot by William Fildew. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Mary MacLaren and Gertrude Claire and Fritzi Ridgeway carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0010561 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.