Rose of the Tenements is a 1926 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, John Harron, and Evelyn Selbie, and was released on December 5, 1926, by Film Booking Offices of America.[2]

Rose of the Tenements
Directed byPhil Rosen
Written byJ. Grubb Alexander
Based onThe Stumbling Herd
by John A. Moroso
Produced byJoseph P. Kennedy
StarringShirley Mason
John Harron
Evelyn Selbie
CinematographyH. Lyman Broening
Production
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Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • December 5, 1926 (1926-12-05) (US)[1]
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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Rose Rosetti, an orphaned daughter of a New York gangster, and Danny Lewis, another orphan, were raised by Sara and Abraham Kaminsky, an elderly Jewish couple who owned an artificial-flower shop on the lower East Side. Rose works at the shop, while Danny, after defeating a bully from the ward, becomes involved with a political gang. Upon the Kaminskys' death, they reveal Rose's true parentage to her and leave the shop to Danny and Rose. Danny, rescued from the gang by Rose, becomes entangled with Willifsky, a Bolshevik agitator, and Emma Goldstein, his associate. Danny falls in love with Emma, who manipulates him for their cause. When the war with Germany breaks out, Danny refuses to enlist in the army. During an altercation where Willifsky and Emma are attacked by a crowd, Danny intervenes, assaulting a policeman to help them. With the help of Galligan, a ward leader, Danny is cleared of charges and decides to enlist in the army after preventing Emma from throwing a bomb.

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Preservation

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With no prints of Rose of the Tenements located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ "Rose of the Tenements". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Rose of the Tenements at silentera.com
  3. ^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Rose of the Tenements
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