The Garter Girl


1920

Film Details

Also Known As
The Memento
Release Date
May 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Distribution Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Location
New York City, New York, United States; Saugerties, New York, United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Memento" by O. Henry in his Voice of the City (Garden City, NY, 1908).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,975ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

Vaudeville dancer Rosalie Ray, disgusted by the advances of her admirers, quits the stage and retires to the anonymity of a small town. At her roominghouse she meets young minister Arthur Lyle who proposes to her. Soon after, Rosalie learns of a mysterious woman in Lyle's past and decides to investigate. Learning that Lyle keeps a cherished memento of this femme fatale in his room, Rosalie determines to unearth it. Locating the box, she opens it, only to discover her own garter inside. Rosalie is so repulsed at the revelation that when her former manager, Brad Mortimer, appears to offer her his hand in marriage and a professional engagement, she accepts both and returns to the stage.

Film Details

Also Known As
The Memento
Release Date
May 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Distribution Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Location
New York City, New York, United States; Saugerties, New York, United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Memento" by O. Henry in his Voice of the City (Garden City, NY, 1908).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,975ft (5 reels)

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Notes

The working title of this film was The Memento. Some scenes were shot in the Irving Park Theatre in New York City and at Saugerties, NY. According to news items, Lucien Hubbard wrote the scenario for the vaudeville scenes, William B. Courtney did the same for the small town scenes, and Corinne Griffith took dancing lessons from Alexis Kosloff, a famous Russian dancing instructor, for two weeks before this production.