Stella Maris (1918)

NR01/21/1918Drama1h 24m
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Overview

Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Mary Pickford

    Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake

  2. Cast 1

    Ida Waterman

    Lady Eleanor Blount - aka Aunt Julia

  3. Cast 1

    Herbert Standing

    Sir Oliver Blount

  4. Cast 1

    Conway Tearle

    John Risca - also spelled John Riska

  5. Cast 1

    Josephine Crowell

    Aunt Gladys Linden

  6. Cast 1

    Marcia Manon

    Louisa Risca - also spelled Louise Riska

  7. Lou Conley

    The Nurse (uncredited)

  8. Cast 1

    Gustav von Seyffertitz

    The Surgeon (uncredited)

We get two quite contrasting doses of Mary Pickford in this touching drama about two girls. One is a cosseted lass, who cannot walk and is shielded by her wealthy, well meaning, family. The other a bit of an urchin - able bodied but living the harshest of lives in an orphanage. When the latter is adopted, she is optimistic - but that soon fades as her new "mother" turns out to be a wrong un' (and is imprisoned after violently beating her). The rather weak-willed, prosperous, husband "Risca" (Conway Tearle) is not quite so objectionable, though, and he is soon as drawn to "Unity" as he has been...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $2,400,000.00

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