The Dream Lady

1918
The Dream Lady

Brief Synopsis

A woman establishes a fortune telling business with the inheritance from her late uncle.

Cast & Crew

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Elsie Jane Wilson

Director

Carmel Myers

Rosamond Gilbert

Thomas Holding

John Squire

Kathleen Emerson

Sydney Brown

Harry Von Meter

James Mattison

Philo Mccullough

Jerrold

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Dream Lady, The (1918) -- (Movie Clip) I Need Help With My Future
Dream Lady, The (1918) -- (Movie Clip) Her Every Whim, Fantasy And Dream
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Intro -- The Dream Lady (1918)

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Silent
Release Date
Jul 29, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Why Not? by Margaret Widdemer (New York, 1915).

Synopsis

Rosamond Gilbert, a lonely orphan, possesses little but her vivid imagination until her uncle leaves her a small fortune. With her inheritance, she adopts Allie, a little waif, purchases a bungalow, and sets up a fortune-telling establishment intended to make dreams come true. Her first client, Sydney Brown, confesses that she would rather be a man, so Rosamond dresses her in man's clothing. In this disguise, Sydney befriends James Mattison, who admits that he could marry a woman with Sydney's qualities. Sydney finally lets down her disguise and becomes engaged to James. Next, Rosamond leads the wealthy John Squire astray with her advice that he invest in the business dealings of Jerrold, a swindler. Squire discovers Jerrold's dishonesty in time, however, and not only forgives Rosamond, but asks for her hand in marriage.

Director

Elsie Jane Wilson

Director

Cast

Carmel Myers

Rosamond Gilbert

Thomas Holding

John Squire

Kathleen Emerson

Sydney Brown

Harry Von Meter

James Mattison

Philo Mccullough

Jerrold

Elizabeth Janes

Allie

Crew

Fred Myton

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Dream Lady, The (1918) -- (Movie Clip) Her Every Whim, Fantasy And Dream Her stifling rich uncle now dead with no explanation, already dream-fixated Rosamond (Carmel Myers) receives her cousin (Alice Calhoun) bearing her inheritance, in Universal’s The Dream Lady, 1918, from Australian-born Universal staff stalwart Elsie Jane Wilson.
Dream Lady, The (1918) -- (Movie Clip) I Need Help With My Future Dispatching one client (Kathleen Emerson) on her own fantasy, professional “Dream Realizer” Rosamond (Carmel Myers) confers with Jerrold (Philo McCullough), whom we’ve just met, who has rather more concrete concerns in focus, in The Dream Lady, 1918, from writer-director Elsie Jane Wilson.

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Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Intro -- The Dream Lady (1918) TCM’s Alicia Malone with guests Karen Ward Mahar and Illeana Douglas introduce The Dream Lady, 1918.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Silent
Release Date
Jul 29, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Why Not? by Margaret Widdemer (New York, 1915).

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