A Poor Relation

Story

Synopsis

Slaving to perfect an invention, Noah Vale tries to keep two orphans--Rip and Patch--and himself by peddling books and is helped by Scallops, a girl who occasionally brings them food. He appeals to Fay, a wealthy relative, for help in marketing his invention and arouses the interest of Fay's pretty daughter. Sterrett, Fay's partner, steals the model but returns it when he discovers it to be worthless. Johnny Smith, Fay's secretary, is fired when he proposes to the boss's daughter; and visiting Vale's attic, he is comforted by his epigrams. Johnny takes them to a newspaper editor, and they are so successful that both Smith and Vale are hired. Vale decides to give up inventing for writing, and Johnny marries Miss Fay despite her father's opposition.

Director

Clarence G. Badger

Writers

Bernard McConville, Edward E. Kidder

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

30 December 1921

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Will Rogers

  Noah Vale

• 

  Sylvia Breamer

  Miss Fay

• 

  Wallace MacDonald

  Johnny Smith

• 

  Sidney Ainsworth

  Sterrett

• 

  George B. Williams

  Mr. Fay

• 

  Molly Malone

  Scallops

• Robert DeVilbiss

  Rip

• Jeanette Trebaol

  Patch

• Walter Perry

  O'Halley