A City Sparrow is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Kate Jordan and Clara Genevieve Kennedy. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Walter Hiers, Clyde Fillmore, Lillian Leighton, William Boyd, and Rose Cade. The film was released on October 17, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

A City Sparrow
Still with Clyde Fillmore and Ethel Clayton
Directed bySam Wood
Screenplay byKate Jordan
Clara Genevieve Kennedy
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringEthel Clayton
Walter Hiers
Clyde Fillmore
Lillian Leighton
William Boyd
Rose Cade
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 17, 1920 (1920-10-17)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot edit

As summarized in a film magazine,[3] Milly West (Ethel Clayton), a cabaret dancer becomes injured, and after a surgeon says she cannot become a mother, she gives up on love. Tim (Walter Hiers) loves her and after she rejects him, writes his mother in the country that he has killed himself. David (Clyde Fillmore), a man from the country, takes her there to recover and later wins her over.

The magazine also used stills to illustrate the plot:

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Preservation status edit

References edit

  1. ^ "A City Sparrow". afi.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "A City Sparrow (1920) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Film Fun (Jan. 1921), from the Internet Archive
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A City Sparrow

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