A Daughter of the Poor

British romantic drama film starring Ronald Colman as a young man who leaves behind his family and girl in a Cornish fishing village to seek his fortune in London. Two of five reels survive.

In order to land an important client, Morgan is obliged to escort a beautiful redhead to a costume ball. Finding out about this, and suspecting that some hanky-panky is involved, Morgan's wife Angela dons a mask and a red wig and offers herself as the companion of her unwitting hubby. Angela's jealousy-motivated subterfuge works to everyone's advantage when she manages to cinch the deal for Morgan.

Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.

The daughter of an American diplomat is forced to spy for Mexican revolutionaries.

The daughter of a lumber man disguises herself and gets hired as the secretary of her father's rival.

A newly adopted girl is doted on by her adopted father but faces indifference from her adopted mother.

A woman who is presumed dead takes revenge on her unfaithful husband.

A chorus girl gains infamy after the suicide of her beau.

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

A rancher begrudgingly goes east in order the fulfill the requirements of his uncle's will and receive his inheritance.

A depressed man grows to love life just as his fortune teller's predictions become dire.