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The Little Country Mouse
Also known as The Roue’s Price in the USA
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Donald Crisp
Cast: Blanche Sweet [Dorothy], Wallace Reid [Lieutenant Hawkhurst], Mary Alden [Dorothy’s cousin, the hostess], Raoul Walsh [the designing guest], Howard Gage [the host], Props the dog
Reliance Motion Picture Corporation and Majestic Motion Picture Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Released 16 November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Dorothy, the sweet and unsophisticated daughter of a country clergyman, is invited up to Newport by her worldly cousin for a weekend visit. After a day of sight-seeing, she is metamorphosed by borrowed finery into a typical social butterfly. Blundering into a heavy game of bridge, she loses heavily to her hostess, who presses her for payment. A middle-aged roué induces her to accept his check for the amount, which she endorses and turns over to her hostess. To her consternation the roué then shows his hand and insists on a pro quid quo for his money. As Dorothy cannot appeal to her father for money for a gambling debt, she is in a dilemma. She tells her story to Lt. Hawkhurst. He bribes a social tame-cat to part with some of the hostess’ love letters and, using them as a bludgeon, finally induces that lady to hand over a check. He then tears it up under the roué’s nose and throws him out of the place. An engagement between the lieutenant and Dorothy now closes the affair.
Survival status: Print exists [abridged 16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs
Listing updated: 9 November 2022.
References: Drew-Speaking p. 286; Tarbox-Lost pp. 173, 204, 279 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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